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A New Generic Name for the Hoolock Gibbon (Hylobatidae)

Date

Authors

Mootnick, Alan

Groves, Colin

Publisher

Kluwer Academic Publishers

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Keywords: nomenclature; primate; taxonomy; Bunopithecus; Haplorhini; Hylobates hoolock; Hylobates sp.; Hylobatidae Bunopithecus; Gibbon; Hoolock; Hylobatidae; Nomenclature; Taxonomy

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/81936

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

International Journal of Primatology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1007/s10764-005-5332-4

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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