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Nilgiri Langur

Educational resources on Nilgiri Langur

Nilgiri Langur or Trachypithecus johnii is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Vulnerable due to A1d, B1+2c, C2a. IUCN Profile of the Nilgiri Langur

Academic web links for the Nilgiri Langur.


Lion-tailed Macaque - National Zoo| FONZ
Nilgiri langur (Presbytis johni): This blackish, gray-headed leaf-eating monkey also inhabits southern India's evergreen shola forests.
nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AsiaTrail/lionmacaque.cfm

Primate Factsheets: Langur (Trachypithecus)
Trachypithecus johnii (Nilgiri langur) Trachypithecus laotum (Laotian langur) Trachypithecus obscurus (dusky leaf monkey) Trachypithecus phayrei (Phayre's leaf monkey)
pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/links/trachypithecus

Mammal Species of the World - Browse: johnii
Mammal Species of the World: Information on johnii ... Author: J. Fischer, 1829. Citation: Synopsis Mamm.: 25. Common Name: Nilgiri Langur
www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=12100723

Primate Info Net: The Life Spans of Nonhuman Primates
NA Kasi [Trachypithecus] vetulus (Purple-faced Leaf Monkey) 8 yrs. (4) Kasi [Trachypithecus] johnii (Nilgiri Langur) NA
pin.primate.wisc.edu/aboutp/phys/lifespan.html

Singh, Mewa
Species of interest: Lion-tailed macaque, Loris (slender loris), Macaca radiata (bonnet macaque), Semnopithecus entellus (Hanuman langur), Trachypithecus johnii (Nilgiri langur)
pin.primate.wisc.edu/idp/wdp/entry/3046

Primate Info Net: Common Names for the Order Primates
English: Nilgiri Langur Hooded Leaf Monkey Trachypithecus obscura English: Spectacled Langur Dusky Leaf Monkey Trachypithecus phayrei
pin.primate.wisc.edu/aboutp/taxonomy/common.html

www.princeton.edu
In the shola, there were atleast two troops of Nilgiri Langur, each numbering around 15 animals. Birds seen between Naduvattam and Gudalur included Pacific Swallow and
www.princeton.edu/~vivekt/trips/Nilgiris01.html

Laboratory Primate Newsletter, Volume 40, Number 3
The golden langur (Trachypithecus geei khajuria) in India: Ecology and behavior, by R. P. Mukherjee; Comments on the current geographical distribution of the Nilgiri langur (
www.brown.edu/Research/Primate/lpn40-3.html

Words and pictures: the problem
Complementary relations Tags: leaves, endangered, green, i love nature, chennai, nilgiri langur, monkey, forest, wildlife, perch, black, wallpaper, ARK OF WILDLIFE, topv111
luthuli.cs.uiuc.edu/~daf/Talks/wp-a-theproblem.pdf

Nutrient Requirements of Nonhuman Primates: Second Revised Edition
Nilgiri langur. Dusky or spectacled leaf monkey. Phayre’s leaf monkey. Capped leaf monkey. Purple-faced leaf monkey. Young leaves and shoots 32% (9-52%), mature leaves and petioles 26% (1
www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=9826&page=13







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