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PRIMATES OF COLUMBIA/CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL FIELD GUIDE SERIES
By: Thomas Richard Defler
(From the Introduction and Acknowledgments written by Thomas Richard Defler)
Colombia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world: it
is a "megadiversity country" due to its amazingly rich and varied flora and
fauna (MITTERMEIER, 1988; MAST et al., 1997). Although its 1,141,748 km2
represents only 0.8% of the earth's surface, Colombia harbours about 10% of
our planet's terrestrial plants and animals (McNEELY et al., 1990),
underlining its importance in international efforts to conserve the world's
natural resources for the future. This biotic richness is undoubtedly due
to the equatorial location and topographic complexity of the country,
although there may be other contributing factors. Although our knowledge of
this diversity is limited, it is obvious that Colombia has more species of
birds, crocodiles, tapirs, orchids and frogs than any other country in the
world, and it is one of the top countries for snakes, lizards, fishes and
angiosperm plants. The country is at least fourth in the world in number of
mammals; 471 species have been confirmed (ALBERICO et al., 2000).
This book is about one group of animals, the Primates, which are
particularly wel1 represented in Colombia. In terms of the diversity of
species, Colombia is also among the top primate countries in the world;
superceded only by Brazil, and Peru in South America. This field guide
illustrates and describes 28 species comprising 43 different taxa, 15 of
these taxa being endemic to Colombia. The aim is to help Colombians and
other people interested in primates to strengthen their interest with
appropriate information and to provide an introduction for those who would
like to learn something about these fascinating animals.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
(From the Short Review of Author and Illustrators Section of Primates of
Columbia)
Thomas Richard Defler, Ph.D.
Associate professor at the National University of Colombia and adjunct
professor in the Archaeology Department of the University of Calgary
(Canada), Thomas Defler is a well known primatologist who has worked for
more than 27 years in the Orinoco and Amazonian regions of Colombia,
orienting his studies towards the ecology and conservation of primate
species in these two regions of the country. His Colombian primate research
began in cooperation with various national agencies of conservation and
faunal management, especially with the now disappeared INDERENA of the
Ministry of Agriculture. During the last 19 years he has been profoundly
interested and connected to the Amazonian region, with which he frankly
confesses to be in love. There he has managed to establish two research
stations, one on the Apaporis river, called "Caparú", which he founded in
company with the biologist-artist Sara Bennett and who for many years
accompanied Thomas in his research. Recently he divides his time between
his university duties in Leticia and a new research station, founded five
years ago and baptized with the name "Omé". His most recent focus has been
on diversity and densities of communities of primates as well on some
taxonomic and systematic problems of Aotus and Cebus.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATORS
Stephen Nash
A native of Great Britain, Stephen Nash has been the illustrator of a great
part of the books, posters and other visuals used in diverse campaigns by
Conservation International since he joined in 1989. He illustrated the
first book series, The Lemurs.of Madagascar. After finishing his
academic career in the Department of Natural History Illustration of the
Royal College of Art in London he initiated his professional career as an
artist in the primate program of the World Wildlife Fund. After this he
joined Conservation International and since that time he has worked in his
studio at the State University of New York at Stony Brook where he is
Associate Researcher in the Department of Anatomic Sciences and Adjunct
Associate Professor in the Department of Art.
Cesar Landazbal
A graduate in plastic arts of the Superior Academy of Fine Arts in Bogot,
Cesar Landazbal has been always related to nature and has developed
innumerable works which have earned him prestige and recognition several
times. He has participated in 15 artistic exhibitions, including the Museum
of Contemporary Art in Bogot (1977) and the Foundation Joan Mir of Spain
(1976). His greatest creativity was in the old INDERENA, where he
illustrated an important number of the publications of that public agency
and which now constitutes the country's memory about natural resources. As
special works he has designed and illustrated more than 60 stamps for the
Colombian national postal service and was the illustrator of the
educational series Nuestra Fauna and of the following books: Aves de
Colombia, Pargue Nacional Isla de Salamanca, Literatura Oral Sikuani and
Selva y Futuro.
Margarita Nieto
Born in the Colombian capital, Bogot, Margarita Nieto studied plastic arts
in the School of Art in Bogot. She is expert in water color and pen and
ink drawings. She began her career as an illustrator working in the Public
Education Department of INDERENA, where she
illustrated various themes published by this agency. Later she began
illustrating wildlife, beginning with the Catalogue of Ornamental Fishes of
Colombia. As special projects she designed the stamp "Amazonia" for the
postal department and other stamps for the United Nations, all with the
theme of colombian fauna and flora. She has been illustrator of books and
journals such as Aves del Parque Nacional Natural Los Katos, Columbia
Fuana en Peligro, Nuevos Parques Nacionales, Aves del Bajo Magdalena,
Desiertos y Zonas Áridas y Semiridas de Colombia and the scientific
journal TRIANEA. She has also participated in the production of albums
such as Nuestra Fauna and other works that have contributed to the
knowledge of our biodiversity, such as the Calendario de Aves de la
Guajira. Presently she works as an independent consultant for various
institutions.
CONTENTS
1. Introduction and Ackowledgements 12
2. Definitions, Classification and Fossil History 17
3. Zoogeography of Colombian Primates 41
4. The Conservation of Primates in Columbia 78
5. The Phylogeny of the Platyrrhines and 105
Their Classification
6. How to use this field guide 112
Family Cebidae 123
Callimico: Goeldis Monkey 125
Callimico goeldii, Goeldis Monkey 126
Cebuella: Pygmy Marmoset 134
Cebuella pygmaea, Pygmy Parmoset 135
Saguinus: Tamarin 145
Saguinus fuscicollis, Saddle-back Tamarin 150
Saguinus geoffroyi, Geoffreys Tamrin 163
Saguinus inustus, Mottle-faced Tamarin 169
Saguinus leucopus, White-footed Tamarin 173
Saguinus nigricollis, Black-mantled Tamarin 179
Saguinus oedipuus, Cotton-top Tamarin 188
Cebus: Capuchin Monkeys 202
Cebus albifrons, White-fronted Capuchin 207
Cebus apella, Tufted Capuchin 216
Cebus capucinus, White-faced Capuchin 227
Saimiri: Squirrel Monkeys 236
Saimiri sciureus, Squirrel Monkey 237
Family Aotidae 251
Aotus: Night Monkeys 252
Aotus lemurinus, Lemurine (Andean) Night Monkey 262
Aotus griseimembra, Gray-handed Night Monkey 262
Aotus zonalis, Panamanean Night Monkey 262
Aotus brumbacki, Brumbacks Night Monkey 267
Aotus vociferans, Amazon Night Monkey 269
Aotus trivirgatus, Eastern Night Monkey 273
Family Pitheciidae 275
Pithecia:
Sakis 276
Pithecia monachus, Monk Saki 277
Cacajao: Uacaris (Uakaris) 286
Cacajao melanocephalus, Black-headed Uacari 287
Callicebus: Titi Monkeys 298
Callicebus cupreus, Dusky Titi 305
Callicebus torquatus, Widow Monkey 312
Family Atelidae 323
Ateles: Spider Monkeys 324
Ateles belzebuth, Long-haired Spider Monkey 331
Ateles geoffroyi, Geoffreys Spider Monkey 339
Aeles hybridus, Brown Spider Monkey 347
Lagothrix: Wooly Monkeys 352
Lagothrix lagothricha, Woolly Monkey 353
Alouatta: Howler Monkeys 369
Alouatta palliata, Manteld Howler Monkey 370
Alouatta seniculus, Red Howler Monkey 384
Color
Plates 397
Maps
428
Glossary
452
Bibliography
468
Index
550
WHERE TO ORDER
ISBN 1-881173-83-6
Paperback $40.00
University of Chicago Press
1427 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
Website: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/>www.press.uchicago.edu
Direct link to catalog entry:
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/158566.ctl
Enquires to the publisher should be directed to the following address:
Thomas R. Defler
Instituto Imani
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Leticia, Amazonas
thomasdefler@hotmail.com
caparu@tutopia.com
Posted Date: 11/1/04
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