Delacour’s langur  (Trachypithecus delacouri)

Authentication

Authenticated (03/12/2005) by Matt Richardson, independent primatologist and writer.

Glossary

  • Arboreal: living in trees.
  • Diurnal: active during the day.
  • Endemic: a species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
  • Folivorous: leaf eating.
  • Gestation: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth.

References

  1. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (June, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Nadler, T., Momberg, F., Dang, N.X. and Lormee, N. (2003) Leaf Monkeys: Vietnam Primate Conservation Status Review 2002 – Part 2.Fauna and Flora International Vietnam Program and Frankfurt Zoological Society, Hanoi, Vietnam. Available at: http://www.fauna-flora.org/docs/vietnam_primate_status_review2002_part2.pdf
  3. CITES (June, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. bbc.co.uk - Science and Nature (November, 2005)
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/features/153index.shtml
  5. IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group: The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates 2006 – 2008 (June, 2008)
    http://www.primate-sg.org/T25full07.htm
  6. Richardson, M. (2005) Pers. comm.
  7. The Primata (November, 2005)
    http://www.theprimata.com/trachypithecus_delacouri.html
  8. Wildlife at Risk (June, 2008)
    http://www.wildlifeatrisk.org/index.php?lang=en&id=6&subid=5
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