Chiropotes chiropotes (Humboldt 1811)

[Simia] chiropotes Humboldt 1811, Rec. Obs. zool. Anat. Comp., 1: 311.

Type Locality: Reported to be Venezuela, Amazonas, upper Rio Orinoco south of the cataracts; but according to Bonvicino et al. (2003 b) does not occur in Venezuela .

Vernacular Names: Red-backed Bearded Saki.

Synonyms: Chiropotes couxio (Lesson 1840); Chiropotes fulvo-fusca (Trouessart 1897); Chiropotes sagulata (Traill 1821) .

Distribution: Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam, Brazil east of the R.Branco.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; status not known.

Discussion: A distinct species, not a subspecies of C. satanas, and does not include israelita as a synonym, according to Bonvicino et al. (2003 b).