Semnopithecus johnii

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Nilgiri 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

Fischer, J.B. 1829. [Main body of work]. Pp. 1–527 in Fischer, J.B. 1829-1830. Synopsis Mammalium. J.G. Cotta, Stuttgart, 752 pp.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=X31EAQAAMAAJ

Original name as described

Simia Johnii

Other common names

Black Leaf Monkey · Hooded Leaf Monkey · Indian Hooded Leaf Monkey · John's Langur · Nilgiri Black Langur · Nilgiri Leaf Monkey · South Indian Black Leaf Monkey

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

India, Tellicherry.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India

Taxonomy notes

moved to Semnopithecus from Trachypithecus; the synonym leonina is included under this species, although the names placement is not certain

Taxonomy notes citation

Osterholz, M., Walter, L., Roos, C. 2008. Phylogenetic position of the langur genera Semnopithecus and Trachypithecus among Asian colobines, and genus affiliations of their species group. BMC Evolutionary Biology 8: 58.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000691

Country distribution map

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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.

Simia Leonina

(G. K. Shaw, 1800)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

leoninus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150667

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Goldfuss (1809:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497898) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia Johnii

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

johnii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

25

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Semnopithecus cucullatus

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1830

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

cucullatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2005-936

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2005-936

Authority page

318

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43080898

Authority publication

Bulletin des Sciences Naturelles et de Géologie

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Semnopithecus jubatus

J. A. Wagner, 1839

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

jubatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMW (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

305

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31071944

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

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

Presbytis johni

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

johni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

90

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Presbytis Johnii

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

johnii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534728

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Trachypithecus johnii

(Groves, 2005)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

johnii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Semnopithecus johnii

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

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

johnii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

738

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:738) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000439) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000439) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44694/17958623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Presbytis cucullatus

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

cucullatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534726

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534726) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

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