Eastern hoolock gibbon
| Eastern hoolock gibbon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Hylobatidae |
| Genus: | Hoolock |
| Species: | H. leuconedys |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoolock leuconedys (Groves, 1967) | |
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| Eastern hoolock gibbon range | |
The eastern hoolock gibbon (Hoolock leuconedys) is a primate from the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. It is one of two species of hoolock gibbon. This species is found in extreme eastern corner of Assam and parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar east of the Chindwin River, and in south west Yunnan of China.[2] The other hoolock gibbon, the western hoolock (H. hoolock), occurs farther to the west. Indian records for the eastern species may actually represent the western hoolock.[1]
Classification
Mootnick and Groves[3] stated that hoolock gibbons do not belong in the genus Bunopithecus, and placed them in a new genus, Hoolock. This genus was argued to contain two distinct species which were previously thought to be subspecies: Hoolock hoolock and Hoolock leuconedys.[4] The ranges of the two species are unclear and may overlap, and intermediates may occur.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Brockelman, W.; Geissmann, T. (2008). "Hoolock leuconedys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2008: e.T39877A10278832. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ Groves, C. P. (1967). "Geographic variation in the hoolock or white-browed gibbon (Hylobates hoolock harlan 1834)". Folia Primatologica 7: 276–283. doi:10.1159/000155125. PMID 5626313.
- ↑ Mootnick, A. R. and C. P. Groves (2005). "A new generic name for the hoolock gibbon (Hylobatidae)". Int. J. Primatol 26: 971–976. doi:10.1007/s10764-005-5332-4.
- ↑ Mootnick, A. R. (2006). "Gibbon (Hylobatidae) species identification recommended for rescue or breeding centers". Primate Conserv 21: 103–138. doi:10.1896/0898-6207.21.1.103.
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