golden lion tamarin, golden marmoset (Leontopithecus rosalia) Description
Lion Marmoset by Louis A. Sargent
Date 1909
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/6505637725
Author Finn, Frank
Full title The wild beasts of the world / by Frank Finn ; illustrated with 100 reproductions in full colours from drawings by Louis Sargent, Cuthbert E. Swan, and Winifred Austin.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_wild_beasts_of_the_world_(Pl._13)_(6505637725).jpg
The golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), also known as the golden marmoset, is a small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae. Native to the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil, the golden lion tamarin is an endangered species. Order: Primates, Family: Callitrichidae, Genus: Leontopithecus, Species: Leontopithecus rosalia (Linnaeus, 1766).
Synonyms:
Leontopithecus aurora Elliot, 1913
Leontopithecus brasiliensis Fischer, 1829
Leontopithecus guyannensis Fischer, 1829
Leontopithecus leoninus Pocock, 1914
Leontopithecus marikina Lesson, 1840
