A New Generic Name for the Hoolock Gibbon (Hylobatidae)
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2005
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Mootnick, Alan
Groves, Colin
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Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Contrary to usual practice, the generic nomen Bunopithecus is not applicable to hoolock gibbons. We recount the history of its application and explain why it is spurious. We supply a new generic name, list the characters and content of the genus, and compare it to the other 3 genera of the Hylobatidae.
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Keywords: nomenclature; primate; taxonomy; Bunopithecus; Haplorhini; Hylobates hoolock; Hylobates sp.; Hylobatidae Bunopithecus; Gibbon; Hoolock; Hylobatidae; Nomenclature; Taxonomy
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International Journal of Primatology
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