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Geoffroy's tamarin

Saguinus geoffroyi

Description:

I saw this little monkey in Panama City, Panama. He was captive. Is a tamarin, a type of small monkey, found in Panama and Colombia. It is predominantly black and white, with a reddish nape

Habitat:

Tropical forest.

1 Species ID Suggestions

rams4d
rams4d 11 years ago
Tamarin - Mono Tití
Saguinus Geoffroyi


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4 Comments

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

many thanks for the ID, rams4d! muchas gracias!

rams4d
rams4d 12 years ago

Este mono es conocido en Panamá como Tití. Su nombre científico es Saguinus Geoffroyi

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

Gracias por el ID, Carolina. Si que era jovencito. Tenia una carita tan bonita..me dio pena que estuviera en una jaula.

Carolina
Carolina 12 years ago

I believe this little monkey is in the Callitrichidae family, maybe the Saguinus genus...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callitrichi...
Saguinus oedipus or geoffroyi, it looks like a baby.

The MnMs
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The MnMs

Panama

Spotted on Jul 8, 2007
Submitted on May 24, 2011

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