Callicebus (Callicebus) melanochir (Wied-Neuwied 1820)

[Callithrix] melanochir Wied-Neuwied 1820, Reise nach Brasilien, Vol. 1: 258.

Type Locality: Brazil, Bahia, Morro d’Arara or Fazenda Arara.

Vernacular Names: Coastal Black-handed Titi.

Synonyms: Callicebus (Callicebus) canescens (Kuhl 1820); Callicebus (Callicebus) gigot Spix 1823 .

Distribution: E Brazil, between Rio Mucuri and Rio Itapicuru.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Subgenus Callicebus . C. personatus species group. Regarded as full species, separate from C. personatus, by Kobayashi and Langguth (1999).