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--> GENUS Leontopithecus
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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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
aurora Elliot, 1913 brasiliensis (Fischer, 1829) guyannensis (Fischer, 1829) leoninus (Pocock, 1914) marikina Lesson, 1840
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