Cebus leucocephalus, Gray, 1866
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/560F8786-B730-2842-083A-FAF03EF2F3B9 |
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Jonas |
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Cebus leucocephalus |
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Sierra de Perija White-fronted Capuchin
Cebus leucocephalus View in CoL
French: Sapajou a téte blanche / German: WeilRkopf-Kapuzineraffe / Spanish: Capuchino de Perija
Taxonomy. Cebus leucocephalus Gray, 1866 View in CoL ,
Colombia, restricted by P. Hershkovitz in 1949 to El Tambor, Rio Labrija, 25 km north-west of Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia.
The form from the eastern base of the Sierra de Perija (adustus) is paler, and the limbs are redder, more sharply contrasted with the trunk. Its taxonomic status and distribution are uncertain, however; it may be a variant of the Sierra de Perija White-fronted Capuchin or may be distinct. Monotypic.
Distribution. N Colombia (from the W slope of the Cordillera Oriental in the Santander Department, E through low passes to the Rio Zulia and Rio Catatumbo basins, Norte de Santander Department) and NW Venezuela (Zulia State). View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 37-40.7 cm (males), tail 39-2— 49-9 cm (males). No specific measurements are available for females or body weight. The Sierra de Perija White-fronted Capuchin is the darkest of the white-fronted capuchins. The cap is cinnamon brown to bistre. The back is cinnamon-brown mixed with tawny on the upper back and more russet on the lower back. Flanks are paler (snuff-brown). Uppersides of shoulders and lateral surfaces of upper arms are cinnamon brown. Outer sides of forearms are burnt sienna, grading into auburn. Lateral surfaces of thighs are cinnamon brown, and forelegs and fronts of thighs are burnt sienna. Wrists, ankles, and uppersurfaces of hands and feet are auburn. Hairs on the belly and lower part of the chest are burnt sienna, changing to orange-rufous on the upper chest and innersides of upper arms. The tail is cinnamon brown above, becoming paler toward the tip, and is a paler buffy underneath.
Habitat. Lowland moist forest, semi-deciduous dry forest, and mangroves.
Food and Feeding. There is no information available for this species.
Breeding. There is no information available for this species.
Activity patterns. There is no information available for this species.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.
Status and Conservation. CITES Appendix II. The Sierra de Perija White-fronted Capuchin has not been assessed on The IUCN Red List. Ciénagas del Catatumbo and Sierra de Perija national parks in Venezuela and Tama National Natural Park in Colombia are within its distribution.
Bibliography. Defler (2003b, 2004), Freese & Oppenheimer (1981), Hernandez-Camacho & Cooper (1976), Hershkovitz (1949), Hill (1960).
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