Golden langur  (Trachypithecus geei)

This monkey was only ‘discovered' as recently as 1956, it is found in Bhutan and in the state of Assam in northeast India (1). A new subspecies (T. g. bhutanensis) was officially described in 2003 from northern Bhutan, leaving the rest of the population classified as T. g. geei (7).

Inhabits evergreen and deciduous tropical forests (4).