Biography

Eladio da Cruz Lima, Brazilian painter, writer and archeologist (Belém do Pará 01 February 1900 – Belém do Pará 12 October 1943)

Authored Mamíferos da Amazônia – Introdução Geral e Primatas (Mammals of Amazon) in 1945 that gave him international recognition. This book display a new primate subspecies known as Saguinus fuscicollis cruzlimai

Authored other works as Arte pré-histórica na Amazônia (Pre-historic art in Amazon) and A cerâmica no Estado do Pará (Ceramics in Pará State)

HONORS

Subgenus Eladinea Miranda-Ribeiro 1937 (Amphibia)