Hershkovitz's titi monkey (''Plecturocebus dubius'') is a species of
titi monkey
The titis, or titi monkeys, are New World monkeys of the subfamily Callicebinae, which contains three extant genera: ''Cheracebus'', ''Callicebus'', and ''Plecturocebus.'' This subfamily also contains the extinct genera ''Miocallicebus, Homuncul ...
, a type of
New World monkey
New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in the tropical regions of Mexico, Central and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae. The five families are ranked together as the Ceboidea ( ...
, from
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
. It is found in
Bolivia
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,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
, and
Peru
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. The common name is in reference to American zoologist
Philip Hershkovitz, who described the species as ''Callicebus dubius'' in 1988.
References
Hershkovitz's titi
Hershkovitz's titi monkey (''Plecturocebus dubius'') is a species of titi monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. The common name is in reference to American zoologist Philip Hershkovitz, ...
Mammals of Brazil
Mammals of Peru
Mammals of Bolivia
Hershkovitz's titi
Hershkovitz's titi monkey (''Plecturocebus dubius'') is a species of titi monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. The common name is in reference to American zoologist Philip Hershkovitz, ...
Taxa named by Philip Hershkovitz
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