Semnopithecus ajax

(Pocock, 1928)

Chamba Sacred Langur

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Catarrhini
Superfamily : Cercopithecoidea
Family : Cercopithecidae
Subfamily : Colobinae
Tribe : Presbytini
Genus : Semnopithecus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pocock, R.I. 1928-01-15. The langurs, or leaf monkeys, of British India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 32(3):472-504.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47556040

Original name as described

Pithecus entellus ajax

Other common names

Western Himalayan Langur · Dark-eyed Himalayan Langur · Himalayan Gray Langur · Kashmir Gray Langur · Kangra Langur · Kashmir Sacred Langur

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1928.7.11.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/120fc743-69ce-40ce-a455-a6ee8a5dbb2a https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/301f41dd-d66b-4fb2-a142-eef45ba588a6

Type locality

India, Chamba, Deolah, 1800 m above sea level.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000687

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Pithecus entellus ajax

(Pocock, 1928)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

ajax

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1928.7.11.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/120fc743-69ce-40ce-a455-a6ee8a5dbb2a https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/301f41dd-d66b-4fb2-a142-eef45ba588a6

Authority page

480

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47556040

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Semnopithecus ajax

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

ajax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #39833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #39833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000687) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39833/17943210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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