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--> FAMILY Cebidae
--> SUBFAMILY Callitrichinae
--> GENUS Leontopithecus
SPECIES Leontopithecus chrysomelas
Author: | Kuhl, 1820. | Citation: | Beitr. Zool. Vergl. Aust.: 51. | Common Name: | Golden-headed Lion Tamarin | Type Locality: | Brazil, Ribeirao das Minhocas, S Bahia. | Distribution: | Brazil, coastal Bahia. | Status: | CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA and IUCN – Endangered. | Comments: | Recognized as a full species by Rosenberger and Coimbra-Filho (1984). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
chrysurus (I. Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1827)
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