Callithrix jacchus (Linnaeus, 1758) . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:27.

TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Pernambuco .

DISTRIBUTION: Brazilian coast: Piaui, Cearâ, and Pernambuco Provinces.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.

SYNONYMS: albicollis, communis, hapale, leucotis, tertius, vulgaris .

COMMENTS: Includes aurita, flaviceps, geoffroyi, and penicillata according to Hershkovitz (1977:489-527), but refuted by Mittermeier et al. (1988) who recognized all of these species.