NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Black-footed Gray Langur
Semnopithecus hypoleucos Blyth, 1841
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Black-footed gray langur (Semnopithecus hypoleucos), Zone B, Nagarhole Nat'l Park, Karnataka
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Open encyclopedia reference
The black-footed gray langur (Semnopithecus hypoleucos) is an Old World monkey, one of the species of langurs. Found in southern India, this, like other gray langurs, is a leaf-eating monkey.
Wikipedia contributors, Black-footed gray langur; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:43:19.411655+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Semnopithecus hypoleucos Blyth, 1841
- Name authority
- Blyth, 1841
- Common name
- Black-footed Gray Langur
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Cercopithecidae
- Genus
- Semnopithecus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderHaplorrhini Pocock, 1918
- infraorderSimiiformes Haeckel, 1866
- superfamilyCercopithecoidea Gray, 1821
- familyCercopithecidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyColobinae Jerdon, 1867
- tribePresbytini Gray, 1825
- genusSemnopithecus Desmarest, 1822
- speciesSemnopithecus hypoleucos Blyth, 1841
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Semnopithecus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bengal Sacred LangurSemnopithecus entellus (Dufresne, 1797) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tarai Gray LangurSemnopithecus hector (Pocock, 1928) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chamba Sacred LangurSemnopithecus ajax (Pocock, 1928) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hooded Leaf MonkeySemnopithecus johnii (J. Fischer, 1829) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tufted Gray LangurSemnopithecus priam Blyth, 1844 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Purple-faced LangurSemnopithecus vetulus (Erxleben, 1777) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pithecus entellus aeneas Pocock, 1928 Pocock, 1928 | synonym |
| Semnopithecus dussumieri I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1843 I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1843 | synonym |
| Pithecus entellus elissa Pocock, 1928 Pocock, 1928 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=944267 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4WHHN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.