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Semnopithecus
Taxonomy
Semnopithecus was named by Desmarest (1822) [also attributed to F. Cuvier]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Cynopithecinae by Schlosser (1877); to Colobidae by Jablonski (2002); to Colobinae by Whittaker et al. (2006); to Colobinae by Wilson and Reeder (2005), Osterholz et al. (2008) and Fleagle (2013); and to Cercopithecidae by Burgin et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Cynopithecinae by Schlosser (1877); to Colobidae by Jablonski (2002); to Colobinae by Whittaker et al. (2006); to Colobinae by Wilson and Reeder (2005), Osterholz et al. (2008) and Fleagle (2013); and to Cercopithecidae by Burgin et al. (2018).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1822 | Semnopithecus Desmarest |
1877 | Semnopithecus Schlosser p. 16 |
2002 | Semnopithecus Jablonski |
2005 | Semnopithecus Wilson and Reeder |
2006 | Semnopithecus Whittaker et al. p. 889 |
2008 | Semnopithecus Osterholz et al. p. 7 |
2013 | Semnopithecus Fleagle |
2018 | Semnopithecus Burgin et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Semnopithecus Desmarest 1822
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Subg. Semnopithecus (Lophopithecus) Trouessart 1879
Semnopithecus ajax Pocock 1928
†Semnopithecus asnoti Pilgrim 1910
Semnopithecus cucullatus Geoffroy 1830
Semnopithecus entellus Dufresne 1797 [northern plains gray langur]
Semnopithecus hector Pocock 1928
Semnopithecus hypoleucos Blyth 1841
Semnopithecus johnii Fischer 1829 [Nilgiri langur]
Semnopithecus natunae Thomas and Hartert 1894
Semnopithecus priam Blyth 1844
Semnopithecus schistaceus Hodgson 1840
Semnopithecus vetulus Erxleben 1777 [purple-faced langur]
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Invalid names: Simia cephaloptera Boddaert 1785 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002 |
Collections
No collection or age range data are available