- Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi
Taxobox
name = "Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi"MSW3 Groves|id=12100400]
status = LC
status_system = iucn2.3
status_ref = IUCN2007|assessors=Primate Specialist Group|year=1996|id=43901|title=Ateles geoffroyi "ssp." geoffroyi |downloaded=2008-08-31 ]
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Primates
familia =Atelidae
genus = "Ateles "
species = "A. geoffroyi"
subspecies = "A. g. geoffroyi"
trinomial = "Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi"
trinomial_authority = (Kuhl, 1820)
synonyms =
*"frontatus" Gray, 1842
*"melanochir" Desmarest, 1820
*"trianguligera" Weinland, 1862"Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi" is a subspecies of
Geoffroy's Spider Monkey , a type ofNew World monkey , fromCentral America . It is native toNicaragua and parts ofCosta Rica closest to Nicaragua plus theGuanacaste peninsula.cite book|title=New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates|chapter=Taxonomy and Distributions of Mesoamerican Primates|author=Rylands, A., Groves, C., Mittermeier, R., Cortes-Ortiz, L., and Hines, J.|year=2006|page=56–66|isbn=0-387-25854-X] The population in Guanacaste and much of Nicaragua is sometimes considered to be a separate subspecies, "A. g. frontatus". But other authorities consider "A. g. frontatus" to be a synonym of "A. g. geoffroyi".Its arms, thighs, back and chest are grayish or brownish. Its hands and feet are black. Its elbows, knees, lower arms and legs may or may not be black. It has a gold, yellow or buff abdomen and a black face with light eye rings.
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