Semnopithecus hypoleucos

E. Blyth, 1841

Malabar 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

J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 10, 839

Original name as described

Semnopithecus hypoleucos

Other common names

Black-footed Gray Langur · Dark-legged Malabar Langur · Malabar Gray Langur · Black-legged Langur · Northern Malabar Langur · Travancore Langur

Type material

ZSI 11844

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

India, Travancore.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000690

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 achates

(Pocock, 1928)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

achates

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.11.18.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/71d9f9a5-be51-4d12-a7ad-99b9248cc738 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e8c95fe9-4513-4743-b065-d59911a269b3

Authority page

488

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47556048

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Pithecus entellus elissa

(Pocock, 1928)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

elissa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.11.18.16

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/244c910f-7d2d-4ef8-bcb0-5dbb09be1df0 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3b4aac57-bfa7-4b66-99ca-4df35524854c

Authority page

493

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47556053

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Pithecus entellus aeneas

(Pocock, 1928)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

aeneas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.11.18.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c3100d74-68ea-4388-ba8a-93ee1216588f https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ee884d62-39bb-4fb9-a183-9b9da92a0e6a

Authority page

492

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47556052

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Pithecus entellus iulus

(Pocock, 1928)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

iulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.11.18.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bda354d5-99aa-4bd2-85be-750d321c96a5 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/efc0d040-0dbb-4c31-b8c9-fd39e5a7c03b

Authority page

490

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47556050

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Semnopithecus dussumieri

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1842

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

dussumieri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2005-932

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2005-932

Authority page

719

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2710103

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

cercopithecus albo-cinereus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

albocinereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

534

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521978

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207470) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Semnopithecus hypoleucos

E. Blyth, 1841

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

hypoleucos

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 11844

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

839

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:735) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #39838) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #39838) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000690) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/167543916/17942313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Semnopithecus hypoleucos achates

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

achates

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

735

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:735) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Semnopithecus hypoleucos hypoleucos

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

hypoleucos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

735

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:735) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Semnopithecus hypoleucos iulus

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

iulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

735

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:735) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Presbytis albocinereus

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

albocinereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534725

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534725) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

leucopus

(Wroughton, 1912)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

leucopus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

397

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151110

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

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