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title: "Toque Macaque"
description: "Macaca sinica — Mammals. The toque macaque (; Macaca sinica) is a reddish-brown-coloured Old World monkey endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is known as the riḷawā (Sinhala: රිළවා), (hence the English word rillow)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/toque-macaque
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Toque Macaque

> Macaca sinica — Mammals. The toque macaque (; Macaca sinica) is a reddish-brown-coloured Old World monkey endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is known as the riḷawā (Sinhala: රිළවා), (hence the English word rillow).

- Scientific name: *Macaca sinica*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 2867
- Wikidata: [Q669594](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q669594)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43456](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43456)

## Names

- en: Toque Macaque
- de: Ceylonhutaffe
- es: Macaca De Sri Lanka
- fr: Macaque couronné
- nl: Ceylonkroonaap
- pl: Makak rozczochrany

## Countries with the most observations

LK (2710)

## Summary

The toque macaque (; Macaca sinica) is a reddish-brown-coloured Old World monkey endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is known as the riḷawā (Sinhala: රිළවා), (hence the English word rillow). Its name refers to the whorl of hair at the crown of the head, reminiscent of a brimless toque cap.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toque_macaque

## Photo

![Toque Macaque](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/toque-macaque/medium.jpg)

Photo: abumadsen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135504027

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/toque-macaque?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).