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title: "Black-shanked Douc Langur"
description: "Pygathrix nigripes — Ssaki. The black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes) is an endangered species of douc found mostly in the forests of Eastern Cambodia, with some smaller populations in Southern Vietnam."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/black-shanked-douc-langur
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-shanked Douc Langur

> Pygathrix nigripes — Ssaki. The black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes) is an endangered species of douc found mostly in the forests of Eastern Cambodia, with some smaller populations in Southern Vietnam.

- Scientific name: *Pygathrix nigripes*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `jungle` (Dżungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 588
- Wikidata: [Q959360](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q959360)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74992](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74992)

## Names

- en: Black-shanked Douc Langur
- de: Schwarzschenkliger Kleideraffe
- es: Douc de canillas negras
- fr: Douc à pattes noires
- nl: Zwartscheendoek

## Countries with the most observations

VN (505), KH (22)

## Summary

The black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes) is an endangered species of douc found mostly in the forests of Eastern Cambodia, with some smaller populations in Southern Vietnam. The region they are mostly found in is called the Annamite Range, a mountainous area that passes through Cambodia and Vietnam. Its habitat is mostly characterized by evergreen forest in the mountains, in the middle to upper canopy. They move around quadrupedally and by brachiation up in the trees. This species is unique with its coloration among the doucs as it has a bluish face with yellow rings around its eyes a blue scrotum and a pink penis…

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

## Photo

![Black-shanked Douc Langur](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-shanked-douc-langur/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10816525

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-shanked-douc-langur?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).