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Semnopithecus johnii (Nilgiri langur)

Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae

Taxonomy
Simia johnii was named by Fischer (1829). It is extant.

It was recombined as Trachypithecus johnii by Wilson and Reeder (2005); it was recombined as Semnopithecus johnii by Whittaker et al. (2006) and Osterholz et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Simia johnii Fischer
2005Trachypithecus johnii Wilson and Reeder
2006Semnopithecus johnii Whittaker et al. p. 889
2008Semnopithecus johnii Osterholz et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderCatarrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
superfamilyCercopithecoidea
familyCercopithecidae
genusSemnopithecusDesmarest 1822
speciesjohnii(Fischer 1829)

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.

Semnopithecus johnii Fischer 1829 [Nilgiri langur]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:20:00
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available