golden-headed tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)

Query: Lion tamarin

Result: 41^st of 87

Subject:	golden-headed tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)
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Description
Midas chrysomelas
Date 1809-1845
Old Latin name Midas chrysomelas
New Latin name Leontopithecus chrysomelas
Common name Nederlands: Goudkopleeuwaapje
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Midas_chrysomelas_-_1809-1845_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ20200049.tif

The golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas), also the golden-headed tamarin, is a lion tamarin endemic to Brazil. It is found only in the lowland and premontane tropical forest fragments in the state of Bahia, and therefore is considered to be an endangered species.

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Scientific Name: Leontopithecus chrysomelas (Kuhl, 1820) Common Names: English – Golden-headed Lion Tamarin, Spanish – Tamarino León De Cabeza Dorada Synonyms: Leontopithecus chrysomela (Kuhl, 1820) [orth. error]

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