Callicebus
Genus of New World monkeys
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Callicebus is a genus of monkeys known as titi monkeys.
| Callicebus | |
|---|---|
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| Atlantic titi (Callicebus personatus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Family: | Pitheciidae |
| Subfamily: | Callicebinae |
| Genus: | Callicebus Thomas, 1903 |
| Type species | |
| Simia personatus É. Geoffroy, 1812 | |
| Species | |
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Callicebus barbarabrownae | |
Historically, titis were monogeneric, comprising only the genus Callicebus Thomas, 1903. Owing to the great diversity found across titi monkey species, a new genus-level taxonomy was recently proposed that recognises three genera within the subfamily Callicebinae; Cheracebus Byrne et al., 2016 for the species of the torquatus group (Widow titis); Plecturocebus Byrne et al., 2016 for the Amazonian and Chaco titis of the moloch and donacophilus groups; and Callicebus Thomas, 1903 sensu stricto, for species of the Atlantic Forest personatus group.[1]
In 2014, a previously unknown orange Callicebus was spotted in the Peruvian Amazon; it has not been determined whether this constitutes a color variant or a new species.[2]
Species
There are 5 species in this genus:
- Barbara Brown's titi monkey, Callicebus barbarabrownae
- Coimbra Filho's titi monkey, Callicebus coimbrai
- Coastal black-handed titi monkey, Callicebus melanochir
- Black-fronted titi monkey, Callicebus nigrifrons
- Atlantic titi monkey, Callicebus personatus
