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Lion tamarin
Leontopithecus

Leontopithecus caissara

Species: Leontopithecus caissara
Photo: Luiz Claudio Marigo

TAXONOMY

Suborder	Haplorrhini
Infraorder	Simiiformes
Family	Cebidae
Subfamily	Callitrichinae
Genus	Leontopithecus
Species	Leontopithecus caissara (black-faced lion tamarin) Leontopithecus chrysomelas (golden-headed lion tamarin) Leontopithecus chrysopygus (black lion tamarin) Leontopithecus rosalia (golden lion tamarin)

COUNTRIES IN RANGE

FACTSHEETS

Golden Lion Tamarin

Montreal Biodome

Leontopithecus

Brandywine Zoo
Tabou.be (in French)

Leontopithecus caissara

Animal Info
Apus (in Russian)
Damisela (in Spanish)

Leontopithecus chrysomelas

Leontopithecus chrysopygus

Animal Info
Apus (in Russian)
ARKive
Bristol Zoo
Damisela (in Spanish)
Zoologicode Sao Paulo (in Portuguese)

Leontopithecus rosalia

Animal Diversity Web
Animal Info
Apus (in Russian)
Bristol Zoo
Chemnitz Zoo (in German)
Damisela (in Spanish)
Hogle Zoo
In the Wild
Lowry Park Zoo
National Geographic
Nederlandse Vereniging van Dierentuinen (in Dutch)
Perth Zoo
Rare Species
Rio Zoo (in Portuguese)
Saude Animal
Woodland Park Zoo
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Zoologicode Sao Paulo (in Portuguese)

Leontopithecus rosalia rosalia

Minnesota Zoo

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