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Lion Tamarins
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Lion Tamarins

Leontopithecus

The four species of lion tamarins make up the genus Leontopithecus. They are small New World monkeys named for the mane surrounding their face similar to the mane of a lion.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species

Golden Lion Tamarin

speciesLeontopithecus rosalia

Golden-headed Lion Tamarin

speciesLeontopithecus chrysomelas

Black Lion Tamarin

speciesLeontopithecus chrysopygus

Black-faced Lion Tamarin

speciesLeontopithecus caissara

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Lion Tamarins in Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des singes et des makis (1800)

Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des singes et des makis (1800)

Jean Baptiste Audebert · 1800 · p.224

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 43392.