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SPECIES Cebus xanthosternos

Author:Wied-Neuwied, 1826.
Citation:Reis. Brasil., 1: 371.
Common Name:Golden-bellied Capuchin
Type Locality:Brazil, Rio Belmonte.
Distribution:Brazil, formerly between Rio São Francisco and Rio Jequitinhonha or even further south; now much reduced.
Status:CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Critically Endangered.
Comments:C. apella species group. Mittermeier et al. (1988:13-75) suggested that C. xanthosternos is a species distinct from C. apella; this was followed by Groves (2001c).
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