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Trachypithecus (Kasi) johnii

Description

Trachypithecus (Kasi) johnii (J. Fischer 1829)

[Simia] johnii J. Fischer 1829, Synopsis Mamm.: 25.

Type Locality: India, Tellicherry.

Vernacular Names: Nilgiri Langur.

Synonyms: Trachypithecus (Kasi) cucullatus (Fischer 1829); Trachypithecus (Kasi) jubatus (Wagner 1839); Trachypithecus (Kasi) leonina (Shaw 1800).

Distribution: S India.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: T. vetulus species group. Often referred to subgenus Kasi, see Szalay and Delson (1979:402).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Primates, pp. 111-184 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 177, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
J. Fischer
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Primates
Family
Cercopithecidae
Genus
Trachypithecus
Species
johnii
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Trachypithecus (Kasi) johnii (Fischer, 1829) sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Wagner, J. A. 1839. Die Saugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Supplement 1. Weigel, Leipzig, 551 pp.
  • Shaw, G. 1800. General zoology or systematic natural history. G. Kearsley, London, 12: 1 - 330.
  • Szalay, F. S., and E. Delson. 1979. Evolutionary history of the primates. Academic Press, New York, 580 pp.