Semnopithecus vetulus - #2923
Purple-faced Langur
Semnopithecus vetulus philbricki, Dry Zone Purple-faced Langur. Also as Purple-faced Leaf Monkey|Purple-faced Monkey|Bear Monkey. Formerly as Trachypithecus vetulus. Identified by KP Karanth.
Geographic Distribution
Sri Lanka
Order/Family
Cercopithecidae
Genus
Semnopithecus
Specific Epithet
vetulus
Image Location
Sri Lanka, Central province, Matale district, Sirigiya Forest
Image Date
3 January 2014
Photographer
C Smith