Aotus hershkovitzi Ramirez-Cerquera 1983

Aotus hershkovitzi Ramirez-Cerquera 1983, IX Cong. Latinoamer. Zool. [abstracts], Arequipa, Peru: 148.

Type Locality: Colombia, Dept. of Meta, east side of Cordillera Oriental.

Vernacular Names: Hershkovitz's Night Monkey.

Distribution: Known from the type locality only.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Data Deficient.

Discussion: Gray-necked species group. According to Defler et al. (2001), probably a synonym of Aotus lemurinus lemurinus, but more work (especially on karyotypes) needs to be done.