Black-handed spider monkey  (Ateles geoffroyi)

Arboreal: Living in trees.
Diurnal: Active during the day.
In-situ: In its original or natural position or range.
Prehensile: Capable of grasping.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

1. IUCN Red List (January, 2009)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
   
2. Richardson, M. (2006) Pers. Comm.
   
3. CITES (January, 2006)
   http://www.cites.org
   
4. The Primata (April, 2006)
   http://www.theprimata.com/ateles_geoffroyi.html
   
5. bbc.co.uk: Science and Nature (April, 2006)
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/310.shtml
   
6. Rowe, N. (1996) The pictorial guide to the living primates. Pogonias Press, East Hampton, New York.
   
7. Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, Minnesota (April, 2006)
   http://www.comozooconservatory.org/zoo/spidermonkey.htm
   
8. Animal Diversity Web (April, 2006)
   http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Ateles_geoffroyi.html
   
9. Monkeyland (April, 2006)
   http://www.monkeyland.co.za/spidermonkey_atelesgeoffroyi%20.htm
   
10. St Louis Zoo (April, 2006)
    http://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/mammals/lemursmonkeysapes/blackhandedspidermonkey.htm