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The current terminology for the colobine monkeys of Java is incorrect. The appropriate term for the West Javan surili is Presbytis comataDesmarest,1822, and that for the Javan and Bali/Lombok lutung is Trachypithecus auratusE. Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1812.
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Weitzel, V., Groves, C.P. The nomenclature and taxonomy of the colobine monkeys of Java. Int J Primatol 6, 399–409 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02736386
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