Hershkovitz's titi

Hershkovitz's titi (Plecturocebus dubius) is a species of titi, 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, who described the species as Callicebus dubius in 1988.[2][3]

Hershkovitz's titi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Pitheciidae
Genus: Plecturocebus
Species:
P. dubius
Binomial name
Plecturocebus dubius
(Hershkovitz, 1988)
Hershkovitz's titi range
Synonyms

Callicebus dubius Hershkovitz, 1988

References

  1. Veiga, L. M. (2008). "Plecturocebus dubius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T3549A9931530. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T3549A9931530.en.
  2. Mittermeier, Russell A. (September 1997). "Philip Hershkovitz - A Remembrance". Primate Info Net. Wisconsin Primate Research Center Library. Retrieved 2009-04-06. External link in |publisher=, |work= (help)
  3. Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 143. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.


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