(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-12-24 19:58

HANOI -- German and Vietnamese scientists have recently detected 150 grey-shanked douc langurs, an endemic kind of primates in Vietnam and one of 25 kinds of most endangered primates in the world, in the central highlands province of Kon Tum.

The grey-shanked douc langurs, whose scientific name is Pygathrix nemaeus cinerea, have been spotted in Ngoc Linh wildlife reserve in Kon Tum province, according to local newspaper Labor on Monday.

Grey-shanked douc langurs have been found only in primeval forests in Vietnam's central and central highlands regions.