Trachypithecus poliocephalus

(Trouessart, 1911)

Cat Ba 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

Trouessart, É.L. 1911-08-01. On a new species of Semnopithecus (_Semnopithecus poliocephalus_) from Tonkin. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)8(44):271-272.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22098934

Original name as described

Semnopithecus (Lophopithecus) poliocephalus

Other common names

Golden-headed Langur

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1911-481

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1911-481

Type locality

the type locality is supposed to be the village Cai Kien (21° 19' N, 107° 44' E), or the Cai Kinh limestone massif 21° 45' N, 107° 30' E.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Vietnam

Taxonomy notes

previously included T. leucocephalus

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C.P. 2007. Speciation and biogeography of Vietnam's primates. Vietnamese Journal of Primatology 1: 27-40.

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000713

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.

Semnopithecus (Lophopithecus) poliocephalus

(Trouessart, 1911)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

poliocephalus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1911-481

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1911-481

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22098934

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Trachypithecus poliocephalus

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

poliocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:748) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #22045) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #22045) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39871/17959804) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Trachypithecus poliocephalus poliocephalus

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

poliocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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