Milton's titi
Milton's titi (Plecturocebus miltoni) is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from southern Amazon rainforest, Brazil. It was named after the Brazilian primatologist Milton Thiago de Mello. Milton's titi was discovered in 2011 by Julio César Dalponte, and recognized as a new species in 2014.[2]
| Milton’s titi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Pitheciidae |
| Genus: | Plecturocebus |
| Species: | P. miltoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Plecturocebus miltoni Dalponte, Silva, Silva Júnior, 2014[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Callicebus miltoni | |
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
- Dalponte, Julio César; Silva, Felipe Ennes; Silva Júnior, José de Sousa e (2014). "New species of titi monkey, genus Callicebus Thomas, 1903 (Primates, Pitheciidae), from Southern Amazonia, Brazil". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 54. doi:10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.32.
- Rakowski, Sarah (4 March 2015). "New monkey species discovered in the Amazon Rainforest". Fauna & Flora International. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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