Azuero howler

Azuero howler
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Atelidae
Genus: Alouatta
Species: A. coibensis
Subspecies: A. c. trabeata
Trinomial name
Alouatta coibensis trabeata
Lawrence, 1933

The Azuero howler (Alouatta coibensis trabeata) a type of monkey that is a subspecies of the Coiba Island howler A. coibensis. This subspecies is endemic to the Azuero Peninsula in Panama.[2] The Azuero howler is distinguished primarily by its golden flanks and loins, and browner appearance on the rest of its body.[2]

Although generally considered a subspecies of A. coibensis, there is some debate within the scientific community as to whether A. coibensis itself is a valid species. If not, A. c. trabeata would be considered subspecies of the mantled howler, A. palliata.[2] In that case its trinomial name would be A. p. trabeata.

References

  1. ^ Cuarón, A. D., Palacios, E., Moarles, A., Shedden, A., Rodríguez-Luna, E. & de Grammont, P. C. (2008). Alouatta palliata ssp. trabeata. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 January 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Rylands, Groves, Mittermeier, Cortes-Ortiz & Hines (2006). "Taxonomy and Distributions of Mesoamerican Primates". In Estrada, A.; Garber, P.A.; Pavelka, M.S.M.; Luecke, L.. New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates. pp. 53–55. ISBN 978-0-387-25854-6.