Prince Bernhard’s Titi

Prince Bernhard's titi monkey (Plecturocebus bernhardi), also called the zog-zog monkey, is a species of titi monkey in the genus Plecturocebus, first described in 2002. It is named after Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. They have varying coloration of gray, black, and agouti, with dark orange in certain regions. They are endemic to Brazil, found mostly in disturbed forest environments. While officially listed as least-concern by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), they may, in fact, be at risk due to human-caused deforestation. == Etymology and taxonomy == The species is known to locals of the regions it inhabits as a zog-zog or zogue-zogue; however, that name has also been applied to the coppery titi monkey (Plecturocebus cupreus). Its English common name was selected in honor of Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, who created the Order of the Golden Ark, an award equivalent to knighthood, presented each year to a group of conservationists. Prince Bernhard's titi monkey belongs to the genus Plecturocebus. It was originally described by Marc van Roosmalen et al. in 2002 as Callicebus bernhardi, with the holotype being a complete, mature skeleton, collected in November 1998. It and Callicebus stephennashi were the 37th and…