Toque macaque
| Toque macaque | |
|---|---|
| At Yala National Park, Sri Lanka | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Macaca |
| Species: | M. sinica
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| Binomial name | |
| Macaca sinica (Linnaeus, 1771)
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Dry Zone Toque Macaque
Wet Zone Toque Macaque
Highland Toque Macaque
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The toque macaque (/tɒk məˈkæk/; Macaca sinica) is a reddish-brown-coloured Old World monkey endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is known as the or rilawa (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.