Hylobates lar

(Linnaeus, 1771)

Lar Gibbon

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Catarrhini
Superfamily : Hominoidea
Family : Hylobatidae
Genus : Hylobates

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum altera generum editionis VI. & specierum editionis II. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 587 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42945629

Original name as described

Homo Lar

Other common names

Common Gibbon · White-handed Gibbon · Carpenter's Lar Gibbon · Central Lar Gibbon · Malaysian Lar Gibbon · Sumatran Lar Gibbon · Yunnan Lar Gibbon

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1955.1488

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c6046eeb-bc08-4508-ac30-e0c9023ac04f

Type locality

Restricted by C. Kloss in 1929 to Malaysia, Malacca.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · Myanmar · Laos · Thailand · Malaysia · Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000732

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Hylobates albimanus vestitus

G. S. Miller, 1942

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

vestitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 20208

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

131

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Simia albimana

(Vigors & Horsfield, 1828)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

albimanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.6

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a7381790-db04-4ab6-9563-e610b859cd5f

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2310414

Authority publication

Zoological Journal

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Homo Lar

(Linnaeus, 1771)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

lar

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1955.1488

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c6046eeb-bc08-4508-ac30-e0c9023ac04f

Authority page

521

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42945629

Authority publication

Stockholm

Hylobates lar yunnanensis

Ma Shilai & Wang Yingxiang, 1986

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

yunnanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KIZ 640219

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

402

Authority publication

Zoological Research

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Hylobates lar carpenteri

Groves, 1968

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

carpenteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:41430

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:41430

Authority page

625

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34606172

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Hylobates entelloïdes

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1842

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

entelloides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2005-916a

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2005-916a

Authority page

717

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2710101

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Simia lar

(G. Cuvier, 1797)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

lar

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

96

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637178

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:96, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Daudin (1802:145, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Goldfuss (1809:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

Hylobates variegatus

Lesson, 1827

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207462

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Hylobates lar

C. F. Cuvier, 1842

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

lar

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518524

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1842:1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  2. Lesson (1842:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Blyth (1863:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534735) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  7. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  8. Smith & Xie (2008:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  9. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10548/17967253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hylobates lar entelloides

Groves, 2005

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

entelloides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Hylobates lar lar

Groves, 2005

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

lar

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Hylobates lar vestitus

Groves, 2005

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

vestitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:781) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Simia longimana

(von Schreber, 1774)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

longimanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31059858

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:9, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Goldfuss (1809:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497834) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia lar minor

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664075

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Pithecus varius

(Latreille, 1801)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

varius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

276

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Pithecus variegatus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499282

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

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