Purple-faced langurs (Semnopithecus vetulus) are found only in Sri Lanka and ... but its black eyes and face indicated otherwise. The discovery of the white monkeys spurred conservation activities ...

Purple-faced langurs typically have black coats and purplish-black ... have been major tourist draws. Sri Lanka’s white monkeys could hold similar tourism potential, De Silva said.

(Mongabay) For a small village near the Sinharaja Forest Reserve in Sri Lanka, “snow-white monkeys” have become a major tourist attraction. These white monkeys are a color variant of the endangered ...