Wildlifeof Malaysia
Selangor Silvery Langur
Monkeys, Gibbons, Lorises & Colugo
Photo: Jon Hall, mammalwatching.com · Used with permission
Trachypithecus selangorensis
Basic stats
Range
West coast of Peninsular Malaysia
Size
Type specimen: head and body 50.6cm; tail 70.4cm
The Selangor silvered langur is a leaf monkey found on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It had been considered a form of the silvery lutung, and was raised to subspecies level in 2008; it has since come to be regarded by primatologists as a separate species (Wikipedia, general species account).
It has a grey body with a black face and black feet and hands. The type specimen had a head and body of 50.6 cm and a tail of 70.4 cm (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- Where is the Selangor Silvery Langur found?
- West coast of Peninsular Malaysia
- How big is the Selangor Silvery Langur?
- Type specimen: head and body 50.6cm; tail 70.4cm