gibbon - Classification, Reference

An ape native to rainforests of SE Asia; acrobatic; slender with small head; thumb small; fingers long; arms as long as body and legs together; arms folded above head when walking; also known as lesser ape. (Genus: Hylobates, 6 species.)

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Lar Gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Superfamily: Hominoidea Family: Hylobatidae Gray, 1870
Genera
Hylobates Hoolock Nomascus Symphalangus

Gibbons are the small apes that are grouped in the family Hylobatidae. The dental formula is:

Dentition
2, 1, 2, 3
2, 1, 2, 3

Gibbons are social animals. Gibbon species include the Siamang, the White-handed or Lar Gibbon, and the Hoolock gibbons.

Classification

Family Hylobatidae: gibbons Genus Hylobates Lar Gibbon or White-handed Gibbon, Hylobates lar Malaysian Lar Gibbon, Hylobates lar lar Carpenter's Lar Gibbon, Hylobates lar carpenteri Central Lar Gibbon, Hylobates lar entelloides Sumatran Lar Gibbon, Hylobates lar vestitus Yunnan Lar Gibbon, Hylobates lar yunnanensis Agile Gibbon or Black-handed Gibbon, Hylobates agilis Mountain Agile Gibbon, Hylobates agilis agilis Bornean White-bearded Gibbon, Hylobates agilis albibarbis Lowland Agile Gibbon, Hylobates agilis unko Müller's Bornean Gibbon, Hylobates muelleri Müller's Gray Gibbon, Hylobates muelleri muelleri Abbott's Gray Gibbon, Hylobates muelleri abbotti Northern Gray Gibbon, Hylobates muelleri funereus Silvery Gibbon, Hylobates moloch Western Silvery Gibbon or Western Javan Gibbon, Hylobates moloch moloch Eastern Silvery Gibbon or Central Javan Gibbon, Hylobates moloch pongoalsoni Pileated Gibbon or Capped Gibbon, Hylobates pileatus Kloss's Gibbon or Mentawai Gibbon or Bilou, Hylobates klossii Genus Hoolock Western Hoolock Gibbon, Hoolock hoolock Eastern Hoolock Gibbon, Hoolock leuconedys Genus Symphalangus Siamang, Symphalangus syndactylus Genus Nomascus Concolor or Black Crested Gibbon, Nomascus concolor Nomascus concolor concolor Nomascus concolor lu Nomascus concolor jingdongensis Nomascus concolor furvogaster Eastern Black Crested Gibbon, Nomascus nasutus Hainan Gibbon, Nomascus nasutus hainanus White-cheeked Crested Gibbon, Nomascus leucogenys Northern White-cheeked Crested Gibbon, Nomascus leucogenys leucogenys Southern White-cheeked Crested Gibbon, Nomascus leucogenys siki Yellow-cheeked Gibbon, Nomascus gabriellae

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