Golden-headed Lion Tamarin
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| Leontopithecus chrysomelas (Kuhl, 1820) |
Golden-headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) is a lion tamarin, and just like the others, also endemic to Brazil. It is found only in the lowland and premontane tropical forest fragments in the state of Bahia, and therefore, it is considered to be an endangered species.
[edit] References
- Rylands et al (2003). Leontopithecus chrysomelas. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is endangered
- Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 133. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- Neotropical Rainforest Mammals (1997), Louise Emmons and Francois Feer
[edit] External links
- ARKive - images and movies of the golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)
- Golden-headed Lion Tamarin's range (Natureserve.org)
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