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The red-shanked douc characteristically has bright maroon legs and reddish patches around the eyes. In contrast, the grey-shanked douc is less vibrant, with speckled grey legs and orange markings on the face. Both have dappled grey bodies, black hands and feet and white cheeks, although the cheek hairs of the red-shanked douc are much longer.
Red-shanked douc. The red-shanked douc are among the most colorful primates. They are considered "Queen of primates" thanks to their distinctive and unique appearance. [citation needed] They have agouti hair on their crown, temples, inner thighs, ventral coat, nape of the neck, back, triceps and lateral sides of their arms. Their crown is ...
The grey-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix cinerea) is a douc species native to the Vietnamese provinces of Quảng Nam, Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, Kon Tum, and Gia Lai. The total population was estimated at 550 to 700 individuals in 2004. [ 4 ]
Like all douc species, the black-shanked douc is an arboreal species that moves around quadrupedally and through brachiation as locomotion. [8] It is mostly found in the middle to upper forest canopy for most of the time. [10] The range of elevation of the terrain where they have been seen goes from sea level to 1500 meters.
The site is a habitat for many endangered species notably the Red-shanked douc langur, with over 60% of the species located on the mountain range. [3] In 1977 the site was designated a nationally protected forest following the takeover of the site by the newly unified government. [ 3 ]
Trachypithecus (derived from Greek τραχύς, trachýs meaning "rough" and πίθηκος, píthekos meaning "monkey") is a genus of Old World monkeys containing species known as lutungs, langurs, or leaf monkeys.
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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.