Semnopithecus

Semnopithecus
Gray langur in Mangaon, Maharashtra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Subfamily: Colobinae
Tribe: Presbytini
Genus: Semnopithecus
Desmarest, 1822
Type species
Simia entellus [1]
Dufresne, 1797
Species

S. schistaceus
S. ajax
S. hector
S. entellus
S. hypoleucos
S. johnii
S. priam
S. vetulus

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 taxonomy has been in flux, but currently eight species are recognized.

Members of the genus Semnopithecus are terrestrial, inhabiting forest, open lightly wooded habitats, and urban areas on the Indian subcontinent. Most species are found at low to moderate altitudes, but the Nepal gray langur and Kashmir gray langur occur up to 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in the Himalayas.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Groves, C. P. (2005). "Genus Semnopithecus". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 174–175. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference IUCNNepalgraylangur was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference IUCNKashmirgraylangur was invoked but never defined (see the help page).