Black-footed gray langur
Species of Old World monkey
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The black-footed gray langur (Semnopithecus hypoleucos) is an Old World monkey, one of the species of langurs. Found in southern India, this, like other gray langurs, is a leaf-eating monkey.
| Black-footed gray langur[1] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Semnopithecus |
| Species: | S. hypoleucos |
| Binomial name | |
| Semnopithecus hypoleucos Blyth, 1841 | |
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| Black-footed gray langur range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Semnopithecus dussumieri | |
Taxonomy
The black-footed gray langur was previously considered to be a subspecies of Semnopithecus entellus. Research in 2003 may indicate that it is a subspecies of Semnopithecus dussumieri. Some experts[who?] believe that the species may be a naturally occurring hybrid of Semnopithecus johnii and Semnopithecus dussumieri.
Distribution
The black-footed gray langur is distributed throughout south-western India (Goa, Karnataka and Kerala), but is centred on the Western Ghats.[2] Its total range is around 35,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi), with the species living inside and outside of protected areas.[citation needed]
