Superagui Lion Tamarin
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| Leontopithecus caissara (Lorini & Persson, 1990) |
The Superagui Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus caissara) is a small New World primate of the Cebidae family. It is an endemic brazilian lion tamarin, found in a small area in the Brazilian coast, called Superagui.
[edit] References
- ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in 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.
- ^ Rylands, A.B., Bampi, M.I., Chiarello, A.G., da Fonseca, G.A.B., Mendes, S.L. & Marcelino, M. (2003). Leontopithecus caissara. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is critically endangered
[edit] External links
- ARKive - images and movies of the black-faced lion tamarin (Leontopithecus caissara)
- The Superagui Lion Tamarin's range (Natureserve.org)
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