| Eastern black-handed tamarin | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Callitrichidae |
| Genus: | Saguinus |
| Species: | S. ursulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Saguinus ursulus Hoffmannsegg, 1807 | |
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| Range of the Eastern Black-handed Tamarin | |
The eastern black-handed tamarin (Saguinus ursulus) is a species of tamarin endemic to Brazil.
Taxonomy
Saguinus ursulus was described in 1807 by the German zoologist Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg. It was later synonymised, first with S. midas and then with S. niger. In 2013, S. ursulus was revalidated based on differences in coat color and morphological divergences, which were corroborated by molecular data. Based on mitochondrial DNA analysis, Saguinus niger, the black-handed tamarin, was split into two species: S. niger, the western black-handed tamarin, and S. ursulus, the eastern black-handed tamarin. The Tocantins River which divided the range was found to constitute an effective gene flow barrier. As a consequence of the genetic divergence, as well as minor differences in pelage color, the population east of the Tocantins River was recognised as a separate species.
References
- ^ Gregorin, R.; De Vivo, M. (2013). "Revalidation of Saguinus ursulus Hoffmannsegg (Primates: Cebidae: Callitrichinae)". Zootaxa. 3721 (2): 172–182. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3721.2.4. PMID 26120667.
- Mendes-Oliveira, A.C.; Ravetta, A.L.; Carvalho, A.S.; Fialho, M.S.; Veiga, L.M. (2021). "Saguinus ursulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T70610874A192553791. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T70610874A192553791.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Vallinoto, Marcelo; Araripe, Juliana; Rego, Péricles S. do; Tagliaro, Claudia H.; Sampaio, Iracilda; Schneider, Horacio (2006). "Tocantins river as an effective barrier to gene flow in Saguinus niger populations". Genetics and Molecular Biology. 29 (2): 215–219. doi:10.1590/S1415-47572006000200005.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Saguinus ursula | |
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