Golden lion tamarin  (Leontopithecus rosalia)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (16/01/2006) by Matt Richardson, independent primatologist and writer.

Glossary

  • Amphibians: cold-blooded vertebrates of the class Amphibia, such as a frog or salamander, which characteristically hatches as an aquatic larva with gills. The larva then transforms into an adult with air-breathing lungs.
  • Arboreal: living in trees.
  • Invertebrates: animals with no backbone.
  • Primary forest: forest that has remained undisturbed for a long time and has reached a mature condition.
  • Re-introduction: an attempt to establish a native species back into an area where it previously occurred.
  • Territory: area occupied and defended by an animal, a pair of animals or a colony.
  • Vertebrates: animals with a backbone.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Richardson, M. (2006) Pers. comm.
  3. Burnie, D. (2001) Animal.Dorling Kindersley, London.
  4. CITES (April, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
  5. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals.Oxford University Press, London.
  6. Kleiman, D.G. (1981) Leontopithecus rosalia. Mammalian Species, 148: 1 - 7.
  7. Primate Info Net (January, 2002)
    http://www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/factsheets/leontopithecus_rosalia.html
  8. Long, J. (2003) Introduced Mammals of the World, their History, Distribution and Influence.CSIRO Publishing, Victoria, Australia.
  9. WWF (April, 2008)
    http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt0102_full.html
  10. World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (April, 2008)
    http://www.waza.org/virtualzoo/factsheet.php?id=106-007-003-001&view=Monkeys
  11. Thornback, J. and Jenkins, M. (1982) The IUCN Mammal Red Data Book.IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
  12. World Association of Zoos and Aquariums conservation factsheet (April, 2008)
    http://www.waza.org/conservation/projects/factsheets/golden_lion_tamarin.pdf
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