The Shan State langur (Trachypithecus phayrei shanicus) is a subspecies of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in eastern Myanmar and southwest China.[2] While it is typically considered a subspecies or even a synonym of Phayre's leaf monkey (T. phayrei), it is sometimes listed as a full species.[2]

Shan State langur
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Trachypithecus
Species:
Subspecies:
T. p. shanicus
Trinomial name
Trachypithecus phayrei shanicus
(Elliot, 1909)

References edit

  1. ^ Bleisch, B.; Brockelman, W.; Timmins, R.J.; Nadler, T.; Thun, S.; Das, J. & Yongcheng, L. (2020). "Trachypithecus phayrei ssp. shanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T136928A17988916.
  2. ^ a b Roos, Christian; Helgen, Kristofer M.; Miguez, Roberto Portela; Thant, Naw May Lay; Lwin, Ngwe; Lin, Aung Ko; Lin, Aung; Yi, Khin Mar; Soe, Paing; Hein, Zin Mar; Myint, Margaret Nyein Nyein (2020-11-18). "Mitogenomic phylogeny of the Asian colobine genus Trachypithecus with special focus on Trachypithecus phayrei (Blyth, 1847) and description of a new species". Zoological Research. 41 (6): 656–669. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.254. ISSN 2095-8137. PMC 7671912. PMID 33171548.