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SPECIES Leontopithecus rosalia

Author:Linnaeus, 1766.
Citation:Syst. Nat., 12th ed., 1: 41.
Common Name:Golden Lion Tamarin
Type Locality:Brazil, coast, Rio São João (right bank), between 22° and 23°S, see Wied-Neuwied (1826) and de Carcalho (1965).
Distribution:SE Brazil: Rio Doce (Espírito Santo) south into Rio de Janeiro and Guanabara.
Status:CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA and IUCN – Endangered.
Comments:See Kleiman (1981, Mammalian Species, 148).
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Synonyms:

    aurora Elliot, 1913
    brasiliensis (Fischer, 1829)
    guyannensis (Fischer, 1829)
    leoninus (Pocock, 1914)
    marikina Lesson, 1840
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