Trachypithecus laotum

(O. Thomas, 1921)

Laos 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 : Trachypithecus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1921-02-01. A new monkey and a new squirrel from the Middle Mekong, on the eastern frontier of Siam. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)7(38):181-183.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626596

Original name as described

Pithecus laotum

Other common names

Laotian Langur · Lao Langur · White-browed Black Langur · Laotian Black Langur

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1920.12.10.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b29b7c3a-1455-4d2c-b20e-f39858c356cb https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d4855dbc-e6e9-4b89-9e9d-4e16b3373dc4

Type locality

Ban Na Sao, SW French Laos, on the French side of the Mekong, in latitude about 17° 30' N.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Laos

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000706

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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 laotum

(O. Thomas, 1921)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

laotum

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.12.10.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b29b7c3a-1455-4d2c-b20e-f39858c356cb https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d4855dbc-e6e9-4b89-9e9d-4e16b3373dc4

Authority page

181

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626596

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Trachypithecus laotum

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

laotum

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 (2013:752) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #22044) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #22044) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000706) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22044/17959133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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