golden-headed tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) Description
Golden headed Lion Tamarin
Date 8 February 2011, 12:15
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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. Order: Primates, Family: Callitrichidae, Genus: Leontopithecus, Species: Leontopithecus chrysomelas (Kuhl, 1820), Synonyms: Leontopithecus chrysurus I. Geoffroy, 1827