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Semnopithecus is a genus of Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent, with all species with the exception of two being commonly known as gray langurs. [1] Traditionally only the species Semnopithecus entellus was recognized, but since about 2001 additional species have been recognized.
The name "lutung" comes from the Sundanese language meaning "blackness", ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *luCuŋ (which originally referred to the Formosan rock macaque); [2] it is preferred in one paper because the authors wanted the name langurs to only refer to monkeys in the genus Semnopithecus, [3] although some "lutungs" are now ...
Miller's langur is a leaf monkey within the family Cercopithecidae and subfamily Colobinae. [2] It was formerly considered a subspecies of Hose's langur, Presbytis hosei (as Presbytis hosei canicrus). [3] [2] [4] [5] It was split from P. hosei on the basis of different morphology by primatologists Colin Groves and Christian Roos. [3] [6]
Southern plains gray langur was the common name ascribed to Semnopithecus dussumieri by Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition) in 2005. [1] Along with several other Semnopithecus , it had been previously considered a subspecies of the northern plains gray langur , Semnopithecus entellus , i.e., Semnopithecus entellus dussumieri . [ 2 ]
Presbytis is a genus of Old World monkeys also known as langurs, leaf monkeys, or surilis. Members of the genus live in the Thai-Malay Peninsula , on Sumatra , Borneo , Java and smaller nearby islands.
The northern plains gray langur belongs to the genus Semnopithecus along with the other Indian langurs. The southern plains gray langur was once classified as a subspecies of S. entellus, i.e., S. entellus dussumieri and later regarded as a separate species, i.e., S. dussumieri, but is now regarded as an invalid taxon.
Female langurs hold a pregnancy for 195–210 days, and after the birth the offsprings are taken closely cared for by the mother until they are about 12–20 weeks old. Western purple-faced langurs are tree-dwelling animals, and live in groups of up to 14, where a harem of female monkeys, their offsprings and a male in a position of superiority ...
François' langur (Trachypithecus francoisi), also known as Francois' leaf monkey, the Tonkin leaf monkey, or the white side-burned black langur [3] is a species of Old World monkey and the type species of its species group. It is one of the least studied of the species belonging to the Colobinae subfamily. [4]