Leontopithecus rosalia (Linnaeus, 1766) . Syst. Nat., 12th ed., 1:41.

TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Sao Paulo, Ipanema, east coast between 22° and 23° S .

DISTRIBUTION: S.E. Brazil.

COMMENT: Includes chrysomelas and chrysopygus; see Hershkovitz, 1977:825- 846. Reviewed by Kleiman, 1981, Mamm. Species, 148:1-7.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix I as Leontopithecus (= Leontideus) spp. and U.S. ESA - Endangered as Leontideus spp.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301406007003001001 as Leontideus rosalia .