Nomascus
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 Northern White-cheeked Gibbon
Nomascus leucogenys |
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Nomascus concolor |
Nomascus is the second most speciose genus of gibbons (family Hylobatidae). Originally this genus was a subgenus of Hylobates, and all individuals were considered one species, Hylobates concolor. Species within Nomascus are characterized by 52 chromosomes. Some species are all black, some light with a distinct black tuft of crown fur, and some by distinct, light-colored cheek patches. Nomascus is found from southern China (Yunnan) to southern Vietnam, and also on Hainan Island. One of the genus' species, Nomascus nasutus, has been deemed "the most critically endangered ape species in the world".[2]
[edit] Classification
- Family Hylobatidae: gibbons[1]
- Genus Hylobates
- Genus Hoolock
- Genus Symphalangus
- Genus Nomascus
- Black Crested Gibbon, Nomascus concolor
- Tonkin Black Crested Gibbon, Nomascus concolor concolor
- Laotian Black Crested Gibbon, Nomascus concolor lu
- Central Yunnan Black Crested Gibbon, Nomascus concolor jingdongensis
- West Yunnan Black Crested Gibbon, Nomascus concolor furvogaster
- Eastern Black Crested Gibbon, Nomascus nasutus
- Hainan Black Crested Gibbon, Nomascus nasutus hainanus
- Cao Vit Black Crested Gibbon Nomascus nasutus nasutus
- Northern White-cheeked Gibbon, Nomascus leucogenys
- Southern White-cheeked Gibbon, Nomascus siki
- Yellow-cheeked Gibbon, Nomascus gabriellae
- Black Crested Gibbon, Nomascus concolor
[edit] References
- ^ a b Groves, C. (2005-11-16). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 180-181. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ a b Geissmann, Thomas (December 1995). "Gibbon systematics and species identification" (PDF). International Zoo News 42: 467–501. Retrieved on 2008-08-15.
[edit] External links
Wikispecies has information related to:
- ARKive - images and movies of the black-crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor)
- Photos of gibbons
- Gibbon Conservation Center
- Primate Info Net Hylobates (Nomascus) leucogenys Factsheet
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