The Popa langur has been "hiding in plain sight," scientists said. Scientists have discovered a new species of monkeys in central Myanmar with the help of a 100-year-old tissue sample. The primate, ...

A new primate species dubbed the Popa langur has been discovered in Myanmar after years of extensive study, including analysis of a 100-year old specimen kept in the London Natural History Museum. The ...

Scientists have recently discovered a new primate species in Myanmar’s central forest. However, the Popa langur, named after nearby Mount Popa, is tragically already on the verge of extinction.

VIENTIANE, Laos, January 29, 2022 (ENS) – On the steep hillsides of the dormant volcano that is Myanmar’s sacred Mount Popa, live more than 100 monkeys of a newly discovered species, just described ...

Researchers recently described a new primate species, the Popa langur (Trachypithecus popa), in Myanmar. The new species is one of about 20 known langur species in the Trachypithecus genus, and a ...