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The silvery lutung, aka silvered leaf monkey or silvery langur, hails from coastal, mangrove, and riverine forests in Sumatra, Borneo, Java, as well as parts of the southwestern Malay Peninsula, the Natuna Islands, and other surrounding islands. They are threatened by habitat loss and destruction at the hands of agriculture […]

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This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The Gray’s leaf insect hails from Sumatra and the southern part of Malay Peninsula. Their specific epithet bioculatum means “2-eyed” in Latin and refers to the 2 dots located on the abdomen in these insects. These critters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of deforestation; […]

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