- Northern buffed-cheeked gibbon
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Northern buffed-cheeked gibbon Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Superfamily: Hominoidea Family: Hylobatidae Genus: Nomascus Species: N. annamensis Binomial name Nomascus annamensis
(Van Ngoc Thinh, Mootnick, Vu Ngoc Thanh, Nadler, Roos, 2010)[1]The northern buffed-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus annamensis) is a newly discovered species of crested gibbon which is found in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Its habitat is in the rainforests of these countries.[2][3]
Description
The northern buffed-cheeked gibbon resembles Nomascus gabriellae in appearance.[4] Males and females of Nomascus annamensis differ in morphology and color. The males have a primarily black pelt that glistens silver in sunlight with a lighter brown chest. The cheek is a deep golden-orange, and the crest is very prominent. Females, on the other hand, lack the characteristic crest and are orange-beige in color.[2]
The holotype is located in the Zoological Museum of the Vietnam National University.[4]
References
- ^ Biolib.cz
- ^ a b Primatology.net
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b Thinh, Van Ngoc, Alan R. Mootnick, Vu Ngoc Thanh, Tilo Nadler and Christian Roos, Van Ngoc Thinh, Alan R. Mootnick, Vu Ngoc Thanh, Tilo Nadler and Christian Roos. "A new species of crested gibbon, from the central Annamite mountain range". Vietnamese Journal of Primatology. Vol 1. No. 4.
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Extant species of family Hylobatidae (Gibbons) Hylobates Hoolock Symphalangus Nomascus Northern buffed-cheeked gibbon (N. annamensis) · Black crested gibbon (N. concolor) · Eastern black brested gibbon (N. nasutus) · Northern white-cheeked gibbon (N. leucogenys) · Yellow-cheeked gibbon (N. gabriellae) · Southern white-cheeked gibbon (N. siki)CategoryCategories:- Gibbons
- Mammals of Southeast Asia
- Mammals of Laos
- Mammals of Cambodia
- Animals described in 2010
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