First case of albinism registered for Ateles chamek (Humboldt, 1812)

Liselot R. Lange; Sean Glynn

doi:10.62015/np.2022.v28.224

First case of albinism registered for Ateles chamek (Humboldt, 1812)

Authors

Liselot R. Lange Jr. Libertad 646, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata, Tambopata, Madre de Dios, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1382-3850
Sean Glynn Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, UK. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3071-1415

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62015/np.2022.v28.224

Keywords:

Albinism, spider monkey, genetics, Neotropics, mammal

Abstract

Albinism is rarely documented amongst Neotropical mammals, especially in primates, for which only a few cases have been reported. In this paper, we report the first case of albinism in a wild black-faced black spider monkey (Ateles chamek) found on the Las Piedras River in south-eastern Peru. The individual, a juvenile female, was sighted in a group in primary forest between 2017 and 2020.

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Published

2022-12-01

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 1-2 (2022)

Section

Short Articles

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How to Cite

Lange, L. R., & Glynn, S. (2022). First case of albinism registered for Ateles chamek (Humboldt, 1812). Neotropical Primates, 28(1-2), 67-69. https://doi.org/10.62015/np.2022.v28.224

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