The Baptista Lake titi monkey (''Plecturocebus baptista'') is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
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 ...
,
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to
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 ...
.
It was originally described as ''Callicebus baptista'' in 1939.
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Baptista Lake titi
The Baptista Lake titi monkey (''Plecturocebus baptista'') is a species of titi monkey, a type of New World monkey, Endemic (ecology), endemic to Brazil. It was originally described as ''Callicebus baptista'' in 1939.
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Plectur ...
Mammals of Brazil
Endemic fauna of Brazil
Baptista Lake titi
The Baptista Lake titi monkey (''Plecturocebus baptista'') is a species of titi monkey, a type of New World monkey, Endemic (ecology), endemic to Brazil. It was originally described as ''Callicebus baptista'' in 1939.
References
Plectur ...
Taxa named by Einar Lönnberg
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