The
Colobinae are a
subfamily of the
Old World monkey family that includes 59
species in 10
genera, including the
black-and-white colobus, the large-nosed
proboscis monkey, and the
gray langurs. Some classifications split the
colobine monkeys into two tribes, while others split them into three groups. Both classifications put the three African genera
Colobus,
Piliocolobus, and
Procolobus in one group; these genera are distinct in that they have stub thumbs (Greek κολοβός
kolobós = "docked"). The various Asian genera are placed into another one or two groups. Analysis of
mtDNA confirms the Asian species form two distinct groups, one of langurs and the other of the "odd-nosed" species, but suggests the gray langurs are not closely related to either.