| 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) | |
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| Hershkovitz's titi range | |
| Synonyms | |
| Callicebus dubius Hershkovitz, 1988 | |
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]
References
- ^ Veiga, L. M. (2008). "Plecturocebus dubius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T3549A9931530. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T3549A9931530.en.
- ^ Mittermeier, Russell A. (September 1997). "Philip Hershkovitz - A Remembrance". Primate Info Net. Wisconsin Primate Research Center Library. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ^ 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.