Cebus xanthosternos Wied-Neuwied 1826

Cebus xanthosternos Wied-Neuwied 1826, Reise nach Brasilien, Vol. 1: 371.

Type Locality: Brazil, Rio Belmonte.

Vernacular Names: Golden-bellied Capuchin.

Distribution: Brazil, formerly between Rio São Francisco and Rio Jequitinhonha or even further south; now much reduced.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: 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 (2001 c).