Vieira's titi monkey (Plecturocebus vieirai) is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from central-northern Brazil.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Pitheciidae |
| Genus: | Plecturocebus |
| Species: | P. vieirai
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| Plecturocebus vieirai Gualda-Barros, Nascimento & Amaral, 2012
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| Synonyms | |
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Callicebus vieirai | |
Taxonomy edit
Vieira's titi belongs to the New World monkey family Pitheciidae, which contains the titis (Callicebus), saki monkeys (Pithecia), bearded sakis (Chiropotes), and uakaris (Cacajao).
Etymology edit
Plecturocebus vieirai is named after Professor Carlos Octaviano da Cunha Vieira (1897‑1958), a Brazilian mammalogist and former Curator of the Mammal Collection at the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo (MZUSP), Brazil.[2]
References edit
- ^ Costa-Araújo, R.; Melo, R.; Silva Júnior, J.S.; Buss, G.; Boubli, J.P.; Hrbek, T.; Canale, G.R. (2022). "Plecturocebus vierai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T70330181A215349266. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T70330181A215349266.en. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ a b Gualda-Barros, J.; Nascimento, F. O.; Amaral, M. K. (2012). "A new species of Callicebus Thomas, 1903 (Primates, Pitheciidae) from the states of Mato Grosso and Pará, Brazil" (PDF). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 52 (23): 261–279. doi:10.1590/s0031-10492012002300001. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
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