Researchers have released the first-ever photos of the Myanmar snub-nosed monkey.

According to FFI's Frank Momberg, the monkey "was described scientifically in 2010 from a dead specimen collected from a local hunter," but until now, scientists had not seen a living example.

An FFI press release states that harsh weather conditions posed a challenge for the team setting up the cameras. Jeremy Holden led that team, and said, "We were dealing with very tough conditions in a remote and rugged area that contained perhaps fewer than 200 monkeys." The group lucked out though in May when a group of monkeys, including females with babies, walked by a camera.

Unfortunately, the animal is seriously threatened by logging roads and hunting, and is classified as Critically Endangered on IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species.

Check out photos of the Myanmar snub-nosed monkey and other species caught on film below:

PHOTO GALLERY Snub-Nosed Monkey