Leontopithecus chrysomela (Kuhl, 1820) . Beitr. Zool. Vergi. Aust., 51.

TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Ribeirao das Minhocas, S Bahia .

DISTRIBUTION: Brazil, coastal Bahia.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA and IUCN - Endangered.

SYNONYMS: chrysurus .

COMMENTS: Recognized as a full species by Rosenberger and Coimbra-Filho (1984).