Robust capuchin monkey
Robust capuchin monkeys are capuchin monkeys in the genus Sapajus The genus was erected by Jessica Lynch Alfaro et al to differentiate the robust capuchins such (formerly the C. apella group) from the from the gracile capuchins (formerly the C. capucinus group) which retain the Cebus genus.[1][2] Formerly all capuchin monkeys were placed in the genus Cebus.
Taxa within the genus Sapajus include:
- Black-capped, brown or tufted capuchin, Sapajus apella
- Guiana brown capuchin, Sapajus apella apella
- Sapajus apella fatuellus
- Margarita Island capuchin, Sapajus apella margaritae
- Large-headed capuchin, Sapajus apella macrocephalus
- Sapajus apella peruanus
- Sapajus apella tocantinus
- Black-striped capuchin, Sapajus libidinosus
- Black capuchin, Sapajus nigritus
- Sapajus nigritus nigritus
- Crested capuchin or robust tufted capuchin, Sapajus nigritus robustus
- Sapajus nigritus cucullatus
- Golden-bellied capuchin, Sapajus xanthosternos
- Blond capuchin, Sapajus flavius
References
- ^ Lynch Alfaro, J.W.; et al. (2011). "Explosive Pleistocene range expansion leads to widespread Amazonian sympatry between robust and gracile capuchin monkeys" (PDF). Journal of Biogeography. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02609.x.
{{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|author=(help) - ^ Lynch Alfaro, J.W.; Silva, j. & Rylands, A.B. (2012). "How Different Are Robust and Gracile Capuchin Monkeys? An Argument for the Use of Sapajus and Cebus". American Journal of Primatology: 1–14. doi:10.1002/ajp.222007.
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