Callicebus aureipalatii

Translingual

Etymology

Named as a result of an auction in 2005 for the naming of the new species of monkey. The online casino GoldenPalace.com won the auction, paying $650,000 for the privilege.

Proper noun

Callicebus aureipalatii m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Pitheciidae – a New World monkey, native to Bolivia; synonym of Plecturocebus aureipalatii.

Synonyms

• golden palace monkey, Madidi titi monkey

Hypernyms

• (species): Primates – order; Pitheciidae – family; Callicebinae – subfamily; Callicebus – genus; Callicebus (Callicebus) – subgenus

References

• Madidi titi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Callicebus aureipalatii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Plecturocebus aureipalatii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons