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Chiropotes utahicki Hershkovitz, 1985

Uta Hick's Bearded Saki

Authority citation: Hershkovitz, P. 1985-11-29. A preliminary taxonomic review of the South American bearded saki monkeys genus Chiropotes (Cebidae, Platyrrhini), with the description of a new subspecies. Fieldiana Zoology (n.s.)27:1-46.

Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2849717

Original name as described: Chiropotes satanas utahicki

Nominal names: utahicki Hershkovitz, 1985 | utahickae Groves, 2001 [unjustified emendation]

Other common names: Uta Hick's Saki


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Primates -- Family: Pitheciidae -- Subfamily: Pitheciinae

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: AMNH M-95865

Type locality: Tapará, right (east) bank of Rio Xingu, near mouth, Pará, Brazil.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Brazil (BRA)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status:


Species-specific notes: the name 'utahickae' is often used for this species, but this is considered an unjustified emendation of the original spelling, 'utahicki', which is used here
Citation: Carneiro, J., Sampaio, I., Silva-Júnior, J. D. S. E., Martins-Junior, A., Farias, I., Hrbek, T., ... & Schneider, H. (2023). Molecular Evidence Supports Five Lineages within Chiropotes (Pitheciidae, Platyrrhini). Genes, 14(7), 1309.


Species Permalink: http://www.classic.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000901

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