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SPECIES Alouatta pigra

Author:Lawrence, 1933.
Citation:Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 75: 333.
Common Name:Guatemalan Black Howler
Type Locality:Guatemala, Petén, Uaxactun.
Distribution:Yucatan and Chiapas (Mexico) to Belize and Guatemala.
Status:CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Threatened; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:A. palliata species group. The name villosa (Gray, 1845), has been applied to this species (see Napier, 1976:76) but Lawrence (1933) regarded it as a nomen dubium; see Smith (1970:366) and Hall (1981:260, 263).
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Synonyms:

    luctuosa Lawrence, 1833
    villosa (Gray, 1845)

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