Eastern Hoolock Gibbon
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| Hoolock leuconedys (Groves, 2005) |
The Eastern Hoolock Gibbon (Hoolock leuconedys) is a primate from the Hylobatidae (gibbon) family. The species is found in Myanmar east of the Chindwin River, and in south west Yunnan.[2]
[edit] Classification
Mootnick and Groves[3] stated that the name Bunopithecus was not valid, and placed it 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]
[edit] References
- ^ Eudey, A. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group (2000). Bunopithecus hoolock ssp. leuconedys. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2007. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- ^ Groves, C. P. (1967). "Geographic variation in the hoolock or white-browed gibbon (Hylobates hoolock harlan 1834).". Folia Primatologica 7: 276–283.
- ^ Mootnick, A. R. and C. P. Groves (2005). "A new generic name for the hoolock gibbon (Hylobatidae)". Int. J. Primatol 26: 971–976. doi:.
- ^ Mootnick, A. R. (2006). "Gibbon (Hylobatidae) species identification recommended for rescue or breeding centers". Primate Conserv 21: 103–138. doi:.
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