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Black-Shanked Douc

Educational resources on Black-Shanked Douc

Black-Shanked Douc or Pygathrix nigripes is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Endangered due to A1cd. IUCN Profile of the Black-Shanked Douc

Academic web links for the Black-Shanked Douc.


Primate Factsheets: Douc langur (Pygathrix) Taxonomy, Morphology ...
French); langur jaspeado, mono pigatrix (Spanish); kostymapa, svartbent kostymapa (Swedish); P. nigripes: P. moi, black-shanked douc langur, black-shanked douc, black-shanked douc
pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/links/pygathrix

ADW: Pygathrix nigripes: Classification
Pygathrix nigripes (black-shanked douc langur) ...
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Pygathrix_nigripes.html

ADW: Pygathrix nemaeus: Information
Black-shanked douc langurs (P. nemaeus nigripes) have all black hind legs and gray forearms. The gray fur on the chest is lighter than it is elsewhere on the body.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Pygathrix_nemaeus.html

CU Grad Student Gets Fulbright To Study Endangered Primate In Forests ...
While the black-shanked douc is an endangered species, there is a lot to be learned about the species in order to help protect it and its preferred habitat, according to O'Brien.
www.colorado.edu/news/r/e6a85395b3b54a4c3545bdad8ba2c7cf.html

Mammal Species of the World - Browse: nigripes
Black-shanked Douc Langur: Type Locality: Vietnam, Saigon. Distribution: S Vietnam, from about 10°30’N to 14°30’N; Cambodia east of the Mekong River.
www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=12100684

Primate Info Net: The Life Spans of Nonhuman Primates
20 yrs. (2) Pygathrix [Pygathrix] nemaeus (Red-shanked Douc Langur) >30 yrs. (1) Pygathrix [Pygathrix] nigripes (Black-shanked Douc Langur
pin.primate.wisc.edu/aboutp/phys/lifespan.html

ADW: Pygathrix cinerea: Information
Compared to black-shanked douc langurs (Pygathrix nigripes), grey-shanked douc langurs are slightly larger, but similar in size to P. nemaeus.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Pygathrix_cinerea.html

Primate Factsheets: Douc langur (Pygathrix) References
Activity budgets in black-shanked douc langurs (Pygathrix nigripes)[abstract]. Int J Primatol 27(suppl 1):#307. Ruempler U. 1998. Husbandry and breeding of douc langurs Pygathrix
pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/douc_langur/ref

Comparative Placentation
Black-shanked douc langur: Pygathrix nigripes. Breeding colonies of the first species exist at the San Diego, USA, Zoo Köln, Germany, and at Cuc Phuong National
placentation.ucsd.edu/douc.html

Monkey World - Ape Rescue Center
The species housed at Dao Tien are golden-cheeked gibbons (Nomascus gabriellae), black-shanked douc langurs (Pygathrix nigripes), silvered langurs (Trachypithecus cristatus), and
pin.primate.wisc.edu/idp/idp/entry/522







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