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Tonkin snub-nosed monkey

primate
Also known as: Rhinopithecus avunculus

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snub-nosed monkeys

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    In snub-nosed monkey

    The Tonkin snub-nosed monkey (R. avunculus) is the smallest and has a long tail and long, slender fingers and toes. It is black above and strikingly white below and around the face, with the face itself being dark greenish with prominent brick-red lips. This species is…

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