Pithecia pithecia (Linnaeus, 1766) . Syst. Nat., 12th ed., 1:40.

TYPE LOCALITY: French Guiana, Cayenne .

DISTRIBUTION: Guyana; French Guiana; Surinam; N. Amazon, east of Rio Negro and Rio Orinoco (N. Brazil, S. Venezuela).

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Order Primates .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301406006005002001.