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Abstract
A subfamily of the Old World monkeys, CERCOPITHECIDAE, that inhabits the forests of Africa and Asia. The genera COLOBUS, Piliocolobus and Procolobus under Tribe Colobini and Nasalis (proboscis monkey), Presbytis, Pygathrix, Rhinopithecus (snub-nosed monkey), Semnopithecus (Indian langurs), Simias (pig-tailed langur) and Trachypithecus under Tribe PRESBYTINI (Asian colobines) belong to this subfamily.
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Synonyms
7 entry terms
- Colobini
- Olive Colobus
- Piliocolobus
- Procolobus
- Red Colobus
- Colobus, Olive
- Colobus, Red
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18 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
NIM when experimental animal; diseases: coordinate with MONKEY DISEASES
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History Note
1992; for PROCOLOBUS use COLOBUS 1992-2019
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Colobinae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016673. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016673
- Colobinae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colobinae
- Colobinae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q732737