Callithrix (Callithrix) kuhlii Coimbra-Filho 1985

Callithrix (Callithrix) kuhlii Coimbra-Filho 1985, Fundacao Brasileira Conservacao Natu. Bol. Inform., 9: 5.

Type Locality: Brazil, Bahia, north of Rio Belmonte.

Vernacular Names: Wied's Marmoset.

Distribution: Between Rio de Contas and Rio Jequitinhonha, SW Brazil.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Least Concern.

Discussion: Subgenus Callithrix . Accepted as a species by Mittermeier et al. (1988) and Groves (1989), but ascribed by these authors to Wied-Neuwied, 1826, who in fact was not describing a new taxon; the earliest available reference to the species is as above (see Groves, 2001 c).