Macaca sinica (Linnaeus 1771)

[Simia] sinica Linnaeus 1771, Mantissa Plantarum, Vol. 2, Appendix: 521.

Type Locality: Probably Sri Lanka; see Fooden (1979).

Vernacular Names: Toque Macaque.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Macaca sinica subsp. sinica Linnaeus 1771

Subspecies Macaca sinica subsp. aurifrons Pocock 1931

Distribution: Sri Lanka.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; U.S. ESA – Threatened; IUCN – Endangered as M. s. opisthomelas, otherwise Vulnerable as M. s. aurifrons and M. s. sinica .

Discussion: M. sinica species group. See Fooden (1979).