NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Tufted Gray Langur
Semnopithecus priam Blyth, 1844
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The tufted gray langur (Semnopithecus priam), also known as Madras gray langur, and Coromandel sacred langur, is an Old World monkey, one of the species of langurs. This, like other gray langurs, is mainly a leaf-eating monkey. It is found in southeast India and Sri Lanka. It is one of three Semnopithecus species named after characters from The Iliad, S. hector and S. ajax being the others. In Sinhala it is known as හැලි වඳුරා (Heli wandura).
Wikipedia contributors, Tufted gray langur; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:12:38.633512+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Semnopithecus priam Blyth, 1844
- Name authority
- Blyth, 1844
- Common name
- Tufted 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 priam Blyth, 1844
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 |
| Black-footed Gray LangurSemnopithecus hypoleucos Blyth, 1841 | 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Semnopithecus priamus Blyth, 1847 Blyth, 1847 | synonym |
| Presbytis thersites Blyth, 1847 Blyth, 1847 | synonym |
| Semnopithecus pallipes Blyth, 1844 Blyth, 1844 | 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=944268 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:4WHJ3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.