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Alouatta coibensis coibensis is a subspecies of the Coiba Island Howler Monkey, A. coibensis. This subspecies lives only on Coiba Island and Jicaron, off the Pacific coast of Panama.[1] A. c. coibensis is smaller than other Central American howler monkeys and has duller pelage than the Azuero Howler Monkey, Alouatta coibensis trabeata.[2]
Although generally considered a subspecies of A. coibensis, there is some debate within the scientific community as to whether A. coibensis itself is a valid species. If not, A. c. coibensis and A. c. trabeata would both be considered subspecies of the Mantled Howler, A. palliata.[3] In that case their trinomial names would be A. p. coibensis and A. p. trabeata, respectively.
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- ^ Rylands, Groves, Mittermeier, Cortes-Ortiz & Hines, "Taxonomy and Distributions of Mesoamerican Primates", New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates, p. 54
- ^ Rylands, Groves, Mittermeier, Cortes-Ortiz & Hines, "Taxonomy and Distributions of Mesoamerican Primates", New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates, p. 54
- ^ Rylands, Groves, Mittermeier, Cortes-Ortiz & Hines, "Taxonomy and Distributions of Mesoamerican Primates", New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates, p. 53
