With a distribution ranging from mainland Southeast Asia to the Sunda region, the silvered
langur species group is the most widely distributed species complex of the genus …

Although traditionally classified as a subspecies of Trachypithecus phayrei, recent genetic
studies using mitochondrial sequence data have shown that the Indochinese grey langur, T …

The genus Trachypithecus is the most diverse langur taxon, distributed in southwestern
China, south and southeastern Asia. In this study, we include 16 recognized Trachypithecus …

Roos et al.(2008) recently reconstructed the evolutionary history of the Trachypithecus
cristatus group and identified five populations that were ranked as species. The authors …

Golden langurs (Trachypithecus geei) are an endangered primate species in Bhutan. We
discuss their evolution in terms of phylogeny, ecology, and biogeography. We test the …

Background The evolutionary history of the Asian colobines is less understood. Although
monophyly of the odd-nosed monkeys was recently confirmed, the relationships among the …

The langurs of the genus Presbytis inhabit tropical rainforests of Sundaland, and with more
than 50 color variants grouped in up to eleven species, Presbytis is one of the most diverse …

Squamate reptiles are traditionally divided into six groups: Iguania, Anguimorpha,
Scincomorpha, Gekkota (these four are lizards), Serpentes (snakes), and Amphisbaenia (the …

Trachypithecus, which currently contains 20 species divided into four groups, is the most
speciose and geographically dispersed genus among Asian colobines. Despite several …

Background Uniquely among hominoids, gibbons exist as multiple geographically
contiguous taxa exhibiting distinctive behavioral, morphological, and karyotypic …