Cebidae

New world monkeys

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Cebus capucinus
Ateles geoffroyi
Leontopithecus rosalia
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Tanya Dewey, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
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Dewey, T. 2008. "Cebidae" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 25, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Cebidae.html. 

 

There are 56 species of cebids in 5 genera and 3 subfamilies. The most diverse group of cebids are the marmosets and tamarins (Callitrichinae), with 43 species. Callitrichinae includes Goeld's marmosets (Callimico), 21 species of marmosets (Callithrix), 4 species of lion tamarins (Leontopithecus), and 17 species of tamarins (Saguinus). There are 8 species of capuchins (Cebus) in the subfamily Cebinae and 5 species of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri) in the subfamily Saimiriinae. (Gold, 2004; Nowak, 1991)

 
References
  • Nowak, R. 1991. Walker's Mammals of the World, Volume 1. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press.
  • Gold, K. 2004. New World Monkeys I: Squirrel monkeys and capuchins. Pp. 101-113 in M. Hutchins, D.A. Thoney, M.C. McDade, eds. Grzimek Animal Life Encyclopedia, Vol. 14. Detroit: Thomson-Gale.
"Cebidae". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/1658". Accessed 14 Mar 2010.