Abstract
The two described subspecies of the emperor tamarin,Saguinus imperator imperator Goeldi andSaguinus imperator subgrisescens Lönnberg are defined and compared, the geographic range of each plotted.
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Hershkovitz, P. Races of the emperor tamarin,Saguinus imperator Goeldi (Callitrichidae, Primates). Primates 20, 277–287 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02373379
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