Dusky leaf monkey
| Dusky leaf monkey[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Trachypithecus |
| Species: | T. obscurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachypithecus obscurus (Reid, 1837) | |
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| Dusky leaf monkey range | |
The dusky leaf monkey, spectacled langur, or spectacled leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Malaysia, Burma, and Thailand.[2]
There are several subspecies of this lutung:[1]
- Trachypithecus obscurus obscurus
- Trachypithecus obscurus flavicauda
- Trachypithecus obscurus halonifer
- Trachypithecus obscurus carbo
- Trachypithecus obscurus styx
- Trachypithecus obscurus seimundi
- Trachypithecus obscurus sactorum
Dusky leaf monkey - Kaeng Krachan National Park
Lost dusky leaf monkey calling - Kaeng Krachan National Park..jpg)
Dusky leaf monkey - Kaeng Krachan National Park
Adult male spectacled langur
References
- 1 2 Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 177. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- 1 2 Boonratana, R.; Traeholt, C.; Brockelmann, W. & Htun, S. (2008). "Trachypithecus obscurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
External links
Data related to Trachypithecus obscurus at Wikispecies
Media related to Trachypithecus obscurus at Wikimedia Commons
- Information on Dusky Leaf Monkeys from the Santa Barbara Zoo
- Information on Dusky Leaf Monkeys from Monkeyland primate sanctuary
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