Nomascus concolor

(Harlan, 1826)

Western Black Crested Gibbon

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, ser. 5, 4, 231

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657289

Original name as described

Simia concolor

Other common names

Black Crested Gibbon · Black Gibbon · Concolor Gibbon · Indochinese Gibbon · Laotian Black Crested Gibbon · Tonkin Black Crested Gibbon

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1933.4.1.4

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/02020f89-df2e-4cad-a788-793a4d945c49 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/76e9c253-c3a4-482b-ae38-40e99aa76025

Type locality

Vietnam, Tonkin.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · Laos · Vietnam

Taxonomy notes

previously included N. nasutus

Taxonomy notes citation

Thinh, V.N., Mootnick, A.R., Thanh, V.G., Nadler, T., & Roos, C. 2010. A new species of crested gibbon, from the central Annamite mountain range. Vietnamese Journal of Primatology 4: 1-12.

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000737

Country distribution map

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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.

Simia concolor

(Harlan, 1826)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

concolor

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1933.4.1.4

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/02020f89-df2e-4cad-a788-793a4d945c49 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/76e9c253-c3a4-482b-ae38-40e99aa76025

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657289

Authority publication

Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Hylobates harlani

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

harlani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1933.4.1.4

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/02020f89-df2e-4cad-a788-793a4d945c49 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/76e9c253-c3a4-482b-ae38-40e99aa76025

Authority page

111

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Science Naturelle

Name usages

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

Hylobates niger

(W. Ogilby, 1840)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1933.4.1.4

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/02020f89-df2e-4cad-a788-793a4d945c49 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/76e9c253-c3a4-482b-ae38-40e99aa76025

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571456

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Hylobates concolor lu

(Delacour, 1951)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

lu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1952.142

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5da38aed-3a20-4ce9-8dfa-2ff16e90d8f0 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f7746120-4b52-4fca-bbb5-e6a9c32a8dbe

Authority page

121

Authority publication

Mammalia

Hylobates concolor jingdongensis

(Ma Shilai & Wang Yingxiang, 1986)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

jingdongensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KIZ 57239 (= KIZ 012)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

399

Authority publication

Zoological Research

Hylobates concolor furvogaster

(Ma Shilai & Wang Yingxiang, 1986)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

furvogaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KIZ 830353 (= KIZ 830071)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

402

Authority publication

Zoological Research

Hylobates henrici

(de Pousargues, 1897)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

henrici

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1892-1530

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1892-1530

Authority page

367

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42894720

Authority publication

Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

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

Hylobates concolor

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

concolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

91

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Nomascus concolor

Groves, 2005

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

concolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

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 (2013:787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #39775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #39775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000737) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39775/17968556) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nomascus concolor concolor

Groves, 2005

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

concolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Nomascus concolor furvogaster

Groves, 2005

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

furvogaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Nomascus concolor jingdongensis

Groves, 2005

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

jingdongensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Nomascus concolor lu

Groves, 2005

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

lu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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