Callicebus aureipalatii

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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.

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Callicebus aureipalatii m

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

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