Semnopithecus hector

(Pocock, 1928)

Terai Sacred Langur

Also as Gray Langur, Hanuman Langur, Kumaon Langur, Lesser Hill Langur, Tarai Gray Langur, Tarai Sacred Langur.
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Location:Czech Republic, Moravian-Silesian Region, Ostrava ZooDate taken:Apr 2, 2014Description:Also as Gray Langur, Hanuman Langur, Kumaon Langur, Lesser Hill Langur, Tarai Gray Langur, Tarai Sacred Langur.

Distribution :

India (Kumaun) to Nepal (Hazaria district), 600-1800 m.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 5245

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

Pocock, R.I. 1928-01-15. The langurs, or leaf monkeys, of British India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 32(3):472-504.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47556041

Original name as described

Pithecus entellus hector

Other common names

Gray Langur · Hanuman Langur · Kumaon Langur · Lesser Hill Langur · Tarai Gray Langur · Tarai Sacred Langur

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1914.7.10.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9a2121b0-3103-48c5-84fe-e45bdf30e7c6 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e3e02d19-94b6-47ca-9c24-919b50a5d0e6

Type locality

India, Sitabani, Ramnagar, Kumaon, 600 m above sea level.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

India · Nepal · Bhutan?

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000689

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

KnownPredicted distribution

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 5 names and synonyms.

Semnopithecus petrophilus

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

petrophilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729563

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Presbytis thermophilus

(Jerdon, 1867)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

thermophilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299616

Authority publication

Roorkee

Name usages

Jerdon (1867:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299616) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)

Pithecus entellus hector

(Pocock, 1928)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

hector

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.7.10.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9a2121b0-3103-48c5-84fe-e45bdf30e7c6 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e3e02d19-94b6-47ca-9c24-919b50a5d0e6

Authority page

481

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47556041

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Semnopithecus entellus hector

Brandon-Jones, Eudey, T. Geissmann, Groves, D. J. Melnick, J. C. Morales, Shekelle, & C.-B. Stewart, 2004

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

hector

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

133

Authority publication

International Journal of Primatology

Name usages

Brandon-Jones, Eudey, Geissmann, Groves, Melnick, Morales, Shekelle & Stewart (2004:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5237)

Semnopithecus hector

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

hector

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
Roos, Boonratana, Supriatna, Fellowes, Groves, Nash, Rylands & Mittermeier (2014:15) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20030)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #39837) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #39837) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Kumar, Sharma & Khan (2022:5) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66220)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000689) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39837/17942651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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