The Emilia's marmoset (Mico emiliae), also known as Snethlage's marmoset, is a marmoset endemic to Brazil.[1][4] It is found only in the Brazilian states of Pará and Mato Grosso.[3] It was named to honour German-born Brazilian ornithologist Emilie Snethlage.[5]

Emilia's marmoset[1][2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Callitrichidae
Genus: Mico
Species:
M. emiliae
Binomial name
Mico emiliae
(Thomas, 1920)
Geographic range in South America

References edit

  1. ^ a b Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 130. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Rylands AB, Mittermeier RA (2009). "The Diversity of the New World Primates (Platyrrhini)". In Garber PA, Estrada A, Bicca-Marques JC, Heymann EW, Strier KB (eds.). South American Primates: Comparative Perspectives in the Study of Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation. Springer. pp. 23–54. ISBN 978-0-387-78704-6.
  3. ^ a b Canale, G.R.; Fialho, M.S.; Rylands, A.B. (2021). "Mico emiliae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T42691A192400402. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T42691A192400402.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. ^ Emmons, L & Feer, F. (1997). Neotropical Rainforest Mammals.
  5. ^ Costa-Araújo, Rodrigo; Silva, José S.; Boubli, Jean P.; Rossi, Rogério V.; Canale, Gustavo R.; Melo, Fabiano R.; Bertuol, Fabrício; Silva, Felipe E.; Silva, Diego A.; Nash, Stephen D.; Sampaio, Iracilda; Farias, Izeni P.; Hrbek, Tomas (2021). "An integrative analysis uncovers a new, pseudo-cryptic species of Amazonian marmoset (Primates: Callitrichidae: Mico) from the arc of deforestation". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 15665. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-93943-w. PMC 8328995. PMID 34341361.