Chiropotes chiropotes (Humboldt 1811)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Primates, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 111-184 : 146

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).