Brachyteles hypoxanthus (Kuhl 1820)

[Ateles] hypoxanthus Kuhl 1820, Beitr. Zool., 1820: 25.

Type Locality: Brazil, Bahia.

Vernacular Names: Northern Muriqui.

Synonyms: Brachyteles hemidactylus (I. Geoffroy 1829) .

Distribution: E Brazil: Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espiritu Santo.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I as included in B. arachnoides; U.S. ESA – Endangered as included in B. arachnoides; IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: Separated from B. arachnoides by Rylands et al. (1995).