Data on First Record of Brown Morph Banded Langur (Presbytis femoralis), Leucistic Dusky Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) in Malaysia and Review of Morph Diversity in Langur (Colobinae)
Mohd Faudzir Najmuddin,
Hidayah Haris,
Nursyuhada Othman,
Fatin Zahari,
Abd Rahman Mohd-Ridwan,
Badrul Munir Md-Zain,
Rohani Shahrool-Anuar,
Othman Ayeb,
Iqramullah Othman,
Muhammad Abu Bakar Abdul-Latiff
Affiliations
Mohd Faudzir Najmuddin
Centre of Research for Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (Pagoh campus), KM 1, Jalan Panchor, 84600 Muar, Johor, Malaysia
Hidayah Haris
Centre of Research for Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (Pagoh campus), KM 1, Jalan Panchor, 84600 Muar, Johor, Malaysia
Nursyuhada Othman
Centre of Research for Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (Pagoh campus), KM 1, Jalan Panchor, 84600 Muar, Johor, Malaysia
Fatin Zahari
Centre of Research for Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (Pagoh campus), KM 1, Jalan Panchor, 84600 Muar, Johor, Malaysia
Abd Rahman Mohd-Ridwan
Centre for Pre-University Studies, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia; Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, 43600 Bangi, Malaysia
Badrul Munir Md-Zain
Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, 43600 Bangi, Malaysia
Rohani Shahrool-Anuar
Panz village, Lot 147 Lorong Bahtera, Kg Johor Lama, 81940 Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia
Othman Ayeb
Rimbawi Geo Discovery, No 109A, Kg Kubang Badak, Mukim Ayer Hangat, 07000 Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia
Iqramullah Othman
Rimbawi Geo Discovery, No 109A, Kg Kubang Badak, Mukim Ayer Hangat, 07000 Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia
Muhammad Abu Bakar Abdul-Latiff
Centre of Research for Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (Pagoh campus), KM 1, Jalan Panchor, 84600 Muar, Johor, Malaysia; Corresponding author: Abdul-Latiff, Muhammad Abu Bakar.
Morphism refer to polymorphic species, in which multiple colour variants coexist within a population. Morphism in primates is common and langurs also exhibit certain characteristics of morphism, such as conspicuous natal coats. Banded langurs (Presbytis femoralis) and dusky leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) exhibits the same characteristics of conspicuous natal coats, but these coats are only limited to infants and changed when they reached adulthood. This article reports the first discovery of rare brown morph of two adult male banded langurs and one leucistic adult female dusky leaf monkey in Malaysia. We also conducted a systematic literature search to review the diversity of morphism in leaf monkey globally.
