Studies on the Dermatoglyphics of the Monkey (Macaca mulatta)

Epidermal patterns of digits,palms and soles of 62 monkeys (28 males and 34 females of Macaca mulatta) were examined.We found that there were altogether nine different kinds of pattern types but only four of them,the "primitive","loop","whorl" and "open field" types were the most popular and main ones.The results of this observation were briefly summarized as the following:The patterns of digital tips were almost entirely of the primitive type.