Macaca silenus (Linnaeus 1758)

[Simia] silenus Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 26.

Type Locality: " Ceylon " India, Western Ghats; see Osman Hill (1974:652).

Vernacular Names: Lion-tailed Macaque.

Synonyms: Macaca albibarbatus (Kerr 1792); Macaca ferox (Shaw 1792); Macaca veter (Audebert 1798); Macaca vetulus (Erxleben 1777) .

Distribution: SW India, Western Ghats.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA and IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: M. nemestrina species group.