Milton's titi
| Milton’s titi monkey | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Pitheciidae |
| Genus: | Callicebus |
| Species: | C. miltoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Callicebus miltoni Julio César Dalponte, Felipe Ennes Silva, José de Sousa e Silva Júnior, 2014[1] | |
Milton's titi monkey (Callicebus miltoni), named after the Brazilian primatologist Milton Thiago de Mello, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from southern Amazon rainforest, Brazil. It was discovered in 2011 by Julio César Dalponte, and recognized as a new species in 2014 (from the genus Callicebus thomas).[2]
Milton's titi differs from other titis by the following features:[1]
- a light gray line of forehead,
- dark ocher sideburns and throat,
- dark grey torso and flanks,
- an orange tail.
References
- 1 2 "New species of titi monkey, genus Callicebus Thomas, 1903 (Primates, Pitheciidae), from Southern Amazonia, Brazil". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 54. 2014. doi:10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.32. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ Rakowski, Sarah (4 March 2015). "New monkey species discovered in the Amazon Rainforest". Fauna & Flora International. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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