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Pithecia or Brachyurus melanocephala
Cacajao Ca*ca*j[~a]o", n. [Pg.] (Zo["o]l) A South American short-tailed monkey (Pithecia (or Brachyurus) melanocephala). [Written also cacajo.]
Pithecia satanas
Saki Sa"ki (s[=a]"k[i^]), n. [Cf. F. & Pg. saki; probably from the native name.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail which is not prehensile. Note: The black saki (Pithecia satanas), the white-headed (P. leucocephala), and the red-backed, or hand-drinking, saki (P. chiropotes), are among the best-known.

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- Sakis, or saki monkeys, are any of several New World monkeys of the genus Pithecia. They are closely related to the bearded sakis of genus Chiropotes. Sakis'...
- The white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia), is a species of New World saki monkey. The small bodied neotropical primate can be found in Brazil, French Guiana...
- Cazuza's saki (Pithecia cazuzai) is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is endemic to northwestern Brazil. Po****tions in this species...
- saki, Pithecia napensis ****inatti's saki, Pithecia ****inattii (disputed) White-faced saki, Pithecia pithecia Rylands' bald-faced saki, Pithecia rylandsi...
- The golden-faced saki (Pithecia chrysocephala) is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is found in Brazil north of the Amazon, on both...
- The Napo saki (Pithecia napensis), also known as the Napo monk saki, is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey. Its range includes parts...
- saki, Pithecia napensis ****inatti’s saki, Pithecia ****inattii (disputed) White-faced saki, Pithecia pithecia Rylands' bald-faced saki, Pithecia rylandsi...
- Mittermeier's Tapajós saki (Pithecia mittermeieri) is a disputed species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is endemic to west-central Brazil...
- The monk saki (Pithecia monachus) also known as Geoffroy's monk saki, is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is...
- Rylands' bald-faced saki (Pithecia rylandsi) is a disputed species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is found in Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil...