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'''Germain's langur''' ('''''Trachypithecus germaini''''')<ref name=asian>{{cite journal |
Two subspecies were recognized:<ref name=msw3/>
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== Taxonomy and evolution ==
Germain's langur is part of the leaf monkey subfamily [[Colobinae]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Supanuam|first1=Praween|last2=Tanomtong|first2=Alongklod|last3=Khunsook|first3=Sumpars|last4=Khrueanet|first4=Wilailuk|last5=Pinthong|first5=Krit|last6=Wonkaonoi|first6=Weeranuch|date=2015|title=The First Report on Standardized Karyotype and Idiogram of Indochinese Silvered Langur, Trachypithecus germaini germaini (Primates, Colobinae) in Thailand|url=https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/cytologia/80/2/80_183/_article|journal=Cytologia|language=en|volume=80|issue=2|pages=183–192|doi=10.1508/cytologia.80.183|issn=0011-4545|doi-access=free}}</ref> Two subspecies of the Germain's langur are recognized: ''Trachypithecus germaini germaini'' and ''Trachypithecus germaini caudalis.''<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Parr|first=John W. K.|title=A Guide to the Large Mammals of Thailand|publisher=Sarakadee Press|year=2003|isbn=
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== Description ==
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== Distribution and habitat ==
The limits of the distribution of Germain's langur are not well known, but they are currently found in [[Asia]], specifically [[Cambodia]], [[Vietnam]], [[Laos|Lao PDR]], [[Myanmar]], and [[Thailand]].<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /> Populations in Vietnam are severely reduced, with few sightings in the last 50 years.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /><ref name=":5" /> In [[Laos|Lao PDR]], the species has no continuous range, rather multiple patches of higher relative abundance.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite book |
== Behaviour ==
The diet of Germain's langur is [[folivorous]] consisting of leaves, shoots, and fruits.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last1=de Groot|first1=Brenda|last2=Nekaris|first2=Anna|date=2016|title=Ecology of the Germain's Langur Trachypithecus germaini in a Pre-release Environment and the Implications for its conservation|url=http://www.primate-sg.org/storage/asian-primates-journal/volume-61/2016Sep23_Article_1.pdf|journal=Asian Primates Journal|volume=6|issue=1|
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== Predators and threats ==
Predators of
Prevalent threats to Germain's langur include [[hunting]], [[Pet trade|exotic pet trading]], and habitat loss due to [[agricultural expansion]].<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" />
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