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SPECIES Leontopithecus chrysopygus

Author:Mikan, 1823.
Citation:Delectus florae et faunae Brasiliensis, Vienna, 3: plate.
Common Name:Black Lion Tamarin
Type Locality:Brazil, Ipanema, São Paulo.
Distribution:Brazil, São Paulo region.
Status:CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Critically Endangered.
Comments:Recognized as a full species by Rosenberger and Coimbra-Filho (1984).
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    ater (Lesson, 1840)

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