Callitrichiade
Author
Russell A. Mittermeier
Author
Anthony B. Rylands
Author
Don E. Wilson
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2013
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Lynx Edicions
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Snethlage’s Marmoset
Mico emiliae
French:
Ouistiti de Snethlage
/
German:
Snethlage-Seidenaffchen
/
Spanish:
Titi de Snethlage
Other common names:
Emilia’s Marmoset
Taxonomy
.
Hapale emiliae Thomas, 1920
,
Maloca, upper Rio Curua, upper Rio Iriri, Rio Xingu, Para State,
Brazil
.
Considered by P. Hershkovitz to be a dark form of
Mico argentatus
. Monotypic.
Distribution
. Brazilian Amazon, S from the Rio Iriri at least as far as the S (left) margin of the Rio Peixoto de Azevedo (E tributary of the Rio Teles Pires), the S limits are not beyond the headwaters and upper Rio
Paraguay
(c.14° 30’ S), the upper Rio Teles Pires evidently marks the W limit.
Descriptive notes
. Head-body 19-9 cm, tail 30-8 cm; weight unknown. Snethlage’s Marmoset is similar to the Black-tailed Marmoset (
M. melanurus
), but with a pink, slightly pigmented muzzle and no light thigh stripe. Its shoulder and upper dorsum are silvery gray, darkening to orange-brown on the rump and outer thighs. Hairs of ventral surface are silvery pale gray. The crown has a dark blackish patch, and the brow, cheeks, and chin are whitish. Ears are large, without tufts but with thin scattered brown hairs. Arms and legs are gray- to orange-brown and whiter on the inside. Lower arms and hands and lower legs and feet are blackish brown. The tail is black except for a couple of centimeters basally, which is brownish like the rump.
Habitat
. Primary and secondary lowland rainforest.
Food and Feeding
. Snethlage’s Marmoset eats small fruits, nectar, gums, and small animal prey.
Breeding
. There is no information available for this species.
Activity patterns
. There is no information available for this species.
Movements, Home range and Social organization
. There is no information available for this species.
Status and Conservation
. CITES Appendix II. Classified as Data Deficient on The [UCN Red List. Snethlage’s Marmoset is locally common and has a comparatively large geographic distribution. It occurs in the Cristalino State Park (184,900 ha) on the right bank of the Rio Teles Pires,
Brazil
.
Bibliography
. de Avila-Pires (1986), Fialho (2010), Hershkovitz (1977), Martins et al. (1988), Napier (1976), Pimenta & Silva (2005), Rylands et al. (1993, 2009), Thomas (1920).