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Cacajao (uakari)

Mammalia - Primates - Pitheciidae

Taxonomy
Cacajao was named by Lesson (1840). It is extant. Its type is Simia melanocephala.

It was assigned to Pithecinae by Hershkovitz (1974); to Pitheciinae by Barnett (2005); and to Pitheciidae by Opazo et al. (2006).

Synonyms
  • Brachyurus was named by Spix (1823) [non Brachyurus Fischer 1813]. It is extant.

    It was replaced with Cothurus by Palmer (1899); it was replaced with Neocothurus by Palmer (1903); it was replaced with Cacajao by Barnett (2005).
  • Cercoptochus was named by Gloger (1842). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cacajao by Barnett (2005).
  • Ouakaria was named by Gray (1849). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cacajao by Barnett (2005).
  • Uacaria was named by Flower and Lydekker (1891) [emendation of Ouakaria Gray 1849]. It is extant. Its type is Simia melanocephala.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cacajao by Barnett (2005).
  • Cothurus was named by Palmer (1899) [attempted replacement of Brachyurus Spix]. It is extant. Its type is Simia melanocephala.

    It was replaced with Neocothurus by Palmer (1903); it was synonymized subjectively with Cacajao by Barnett (2005).
  • Neocothurus was named by Palmer (1903) [replacement for Cothurus Palmer 1899]. It is extant. Its type is Simia melanocephala.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cacajao by Barnett (2005).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Brachyurus Spix p. 12
1840Cacajao Lesson
1842Cercoptochus Gloger p. 41
1849Ouakaria Gray p. 9
1891Uacaria Flower and Lydekker p. 712
1899Cothurus Palmer p. 493
1903Neocothurus Palmer p. 873
1974Cacajao Hershkovitz
2005Cacajao Barnett p. 1
2006Cacajao Opazo et al. p. 277

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
—Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderPlatyrrhiniGeoffroy 1812
familyPitheciidaeMivart 1865
genusCacajaoLesson 1840

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Cacajao Lesson 1840 [uakari]
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Cacajao calvus Geoffroy 1847 [bald uacari]
Cacajao hosomi Boubli et al. 2008
Cacajao melanocephalus Humboldt 1811 [black-headed uacari]
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Cacajao melanocephalus ayresi Boubli et al. 2008
Invalid names: Ouakaria spixii Gray 1849 [synonym]
Cacajao ouakary Spix 1823 [olden-backed black-faced uacari]
Invalid names: Brachyurus Spix 1823 [replaced], Cercoptochus Gloger 1842 [synonym], Cothurus Palmer 1899 [synonym], Neocothurus Palmer 1903 [synonym], Ouakaria Gray 1849 [synonym], Uacaria Flower and Lydekker 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:27:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:27:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available