Leontopithecus

Leontopithecus chrysomelas (golden-headed lion tamarin)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Platyrrhini

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Primates Subordo: Haplorhini Infraordo: Simiiformes Parvordo: Platyrrhini

Familia: Cebidae
Subfamilia: Callithrichinae
Genus: Leontopithecus
Species: L. rosalia – L. chrysomelas – L. chrysopygus – L. caissara

Name

Leontopithecus Lesson, 1840

Gender

masculine

Synonyms

• Leontideus Cabrera, 1956
• Leontocebus Elliot, 1913

Type species

• Leontopithecus Lesson: Leontopithecus marikina Lesson, 1840 [=Simia rosalia Linnaeus, 1766], by subsequent designation by Pocock (1917: 255)

References

• Kleiman, D.G. 1981: Leontopithecus rosalia. Mammalian species, (148) JSTOR

Vernacular names

English: lion tamarins
ไทย: ลิงไลออนทามาริน

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