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C. c. capucinus, from mainland South America and Panama C. c. curtus , from the Pacific island of Gorgona , sometimes referred to as the Gorgona white-faced capuchin. Like other monkeys in the genus Cebus , the Colombian white-faced capuchin is named after the order of Capuchin friars because the cowls of these friars closely resemble the ...
The range of C. capucinus is primarily in South America, in western Colombia and northwest Ecuador, although its range extends into the easternmost portion of Panama. [1] C. c. curtus has a range restricted to Gorgona Island, while C. c. capucinus covers the remainder of the C. capucinus range. [1] The two species differ slightly in appearance.
A group in Vichada used a home range of about 1.2 km 2 (0.46 sq mi), [27] while Terborgh found a home range of more than 1.50 km 2 (0.58 sq mi) and Matthews calculated 240 hectares (590 acres). [32] [35] Near the type locality in gallery forest and islands of forest in Vichada, they have an ecological density of around 30 individuals/km 2. [27]
Distribution of Cebus imitator and Cebus capucinus. [2] Cebus imitator covers the Central American portion of the range except the easternmost portion of Panama. The Panamanian white-faced capuchin ( Cebus imitator ), also known as the Panamanian white-headed capuchin or Central American white-faced capuchin , is a medium-sized New World monkey ...
Genetic analysis by Jean Boubli in 2012 revealed that the Río Cesar white-fronted capuchin is actually more closely related to the Colombian white-faced capuchin (C. capucinus) than it is to C. albifrons. [3] Some authors regard it to be a subspecies of the varied white-fronted capuchin (C. versicolor cesarae). [4]
[1] Gorgophone was a prominent figure in the mythical history of Sparta, having been married to two kings: Oebalus of Laconia and Perieres of Messenia. She is considered the first woman to have married twice. [1] As a result, many of her children's parentage is disputed.
[1] Gorgophone, a Libyan princess as one of the 50 Danaïdes. She married and murdered Proteus, son of King Aegyptus of Egypt, on their wedding night obeying the command of their father, King Danaus. Her mother was Elephantis and thus full sister of Hypermnestra, who saved her husband Lynceus and became the ancestress of the Argead dynasty. [2]
Gorgona (Italian pronunciation: [ɡorˈɡoːna]) is the northernmost island in the Tuscan Archipelago, a group of islands off the west coast of Italy. Between Corsica and Livorno , this diminutive island has been valued most for its wildlife , especially marine birds, and its isolation.