Primates of Vietnam, Primate Species in Vietnam

Primates of Vietnam: Gray-shanked Douc at the Primate Rescue Center at the Cuc Phuong National Park in Vietnam

Let's join AdventureGreen on primate quests to learn about the different primates and primate species in Vietnam, the spots where these primate species are found.

Black-shanked douc

The black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes) is an endangered species of douc found mostly in the forests of Eastern Cambodia, with some smaller populations in Southern Vietnam. 

Pygathrix


The doucs or douc langurs make up the genus Pygathrix which are colobine Old World monkeys, native to Southeast Asia. 
They consist of these 3 species: red-shanked douc, black-shanked douc, and gray-shanked douc.


Cercopithecidae
Greek: kerkos tail;
Pithecia: From Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “monkey”) + -ia.
Pygathrix: the long rump hair
 Greek puge: rump.
 Greek thrix, trikhos: hair.
Douc (pronounced "duke") is a French Cochin-china name.

Yellow-Cheeked Gibbon

The yellow-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae)  is a species of gibbon native to Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.

also called: the golden-cheeked gibbon, the yellow-cheeked crested gibbon, the golden-cheeked crested gibbon, the red-cheeked gibbon, or the buffed-cheeked gibbon.


Hylobatidae: hylobatus Greek hulobates one who haunts the woods.
Latin name Hylobates: “dweller in the trees”,
Nomascus
Greek nomos ruler
Greek  -nomos -feeding (nemo to feed).

Nomascus

Nomascus is the second-most speciose genus of the gibbon family, Hylobatidae


Hylobatidae: hylobatus Greek hulobates one who haunts the woods.
Latin name Hylobates: “dweller in the trees”,
Nomascus
Greek nomos ruler
Greek  -nomos -feeding (nemo to feed).

Hylobatidae

Gibbons, also called the lesser apes, are apes in the family Hylobatidae. 


Hylobatidae: hylobatus Greek hulobates one who haunts the woods.

Trachypithecus

Trachypithecus (derived from Greek τραχύς, trachýs meaning "rough" and πίθηκος, píthekos meaning "monkey") is a genus of Old World monkeys containing species known as lutungs, langurs, or leaf monkeys.

Cercopithecidae
Greek: kerkos tail;
Pithecia: From Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “monkey”) + -ia.
Trachypithecus: from Greek τραχύς, trachýs meaning "rough" and πίθηκος, píthekos meaning "monkey".

Indochinese Silvered Langur, Germain's langur
Other names: Indochinese lutung, Germain's langur, Germain's silver langur, Indochinese leaf monkey, and Indochinese silvered langur.
Voọc bạc, or voọc Đông Dương 
Trachypithecus germaini caudalis

Old World monkeys are primates in the family Cercopithecidae. 

Primates is an order of mammals, which is further divided into the strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and lorisids; and the haplorhines, which include tarsiers; and the simians, which include monkeys and apes.