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Hylobates
	Lar gibbon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Superfamily:	Hominoidea
Family:	Hylobatidae
Genus:	Hylobates
	Distribution of Hylobates and its species (note: Bornean population formerly included in H. agilis is now generally considered a separate species, H. albibarbis)

The genus Hylobates is one of the four genera of gibbons.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is the most widespread type of gibbon; there are six or seven species. Individuals in this genus are characterized by 44 chromosomes and often have a ring of white fur around their faces.^[3]

Species

Hylobates lar
Agile Gibbon|Hylobates agilis
Hylobates albibarbis
Müller's Bornean Gibbon|Hylobates muelleri
Silvery Gibbon|Hylobates moloch
Hylobates pileatus
Hylobates klossii

References

↑ Groves, Colin 2005. Wilson D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds) Mammal Species of the World. 3rd ed, Johns Hopkins University Press, 178–181. [1] ISBN 0-801-88221-4
↑ Mootnick, Alan; Groves, Colin (2005). "A new generic name for the hoolock gibbon (Hylobatidae)". International Journal of Primatology. 26 (4): 971–976. doi:10.1007/s10764-005-5332-4. S2CID 8394136.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Geissmann, Thomas. "Gibbon systematics and species identification". Retrieved 2006-04-13.

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[Groves-1] Groves, Colin 2005. Wilson D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds) Mammal Species of the World. 3rd ed, Johns Hopkins University Press, 178–181. [1] ISBN 0-801-88221-4

[Mootnick-2] Mootnick, Alan; Groves, Colin (2005). "A new generic name for the hoolock gibbon (Hylobatidae)". International Journal of Primatology. 26 (4): 971–976. doi:10.1007/s10764-005-5332-4. S2CID 8394136.

[Geissmann-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Geissmann, Thomas. "Gibbon systematics and species identification". Retrieved 2006-04-13.

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