Saguinus midas

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Midas Tamarin

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Platyrrhini
Family : Callitrichidae
Genus : Saguinus
Subgenus : Saguinus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033820

Original name as described

Simia midas

Other common names

Golden-handed Tamarin · Red-handed Tamarin · Yellow-handed Tamarin

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

America. Restricted by J. C. D. von Schreber in 1775 to Suriname.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil

Taxonomy notes citation

Lopes, G. P., Rohe, F., Bertuol, F., Polo, É., Valsecchi, J., Santos, T. C. M., ... & Hrbek, T. (2023). Molecular systematics of tamarins with emphasis on genus Tamarinus (Primates, Callitrichidae). Zoologica Scripta, 52(6), 556-570.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000819

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Leontocebus midas egens

(O. Thomas, 1912)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

egens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.5.11.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/46225f88-0c98-4f89-8e3c-e3c49cb6370f https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/72a453a7-7568-4ac7-b94b-a861de3f8f45

Authority page

44

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640115

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia midas

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

midas

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033820

Authority publication

Stockholm

Midas rufimanus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

rufimanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

121

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499315

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207531) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Callithrix Midas

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

midas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872859

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872859) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Sagouin midas

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

midas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

147

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033397

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Daudin (1802:147, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Hapale Midas

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

midas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Hapale rufimanus

(C. F. Cuvier, 1842)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

rufimanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1842:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

Saguinus midas

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

midas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

85

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:85) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:224, 225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  6. Rylands, Heymann, Lynch Alfaro, Buckner, Roos, Matauschek, Boubli, Sampaio & Mittermeier (2016:1023) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/28503)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Lopes, Rohe, Bertuol, Polo, Valsecchi, Santos, Silva, Lima, Sampaio, Silva, Silva, Boubli, Costa-Araújo, de Thoisy, Ruiz-García, Gordo, Sampaio, Farias & Hrbek (2023:supplement) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67248)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000819) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41525/192552538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cebus Tamarin

(Link, 1795)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

tamarin

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272939

Authority publication

Rostock

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia lacepedii

(G. Fischer, 1806)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

lacepedii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Callithrix Lacepede

(G. Fischer, 1813)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

lacepede

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

524

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29109635

Authority publication

Moscow

Midas tamarin

(Lesson, 1840)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

tamarin

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

194

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9358385

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Leontocebus midas egans

(Hershkovitz, 1949)

Family

Callitrichidae

Root name

egans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

412

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15695276

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

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