Nomascus hainanus

(O. Thomas, 1892)

Hainan 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

Thomas, O. 1892-02-01. Note on the Gibbon of the Island of Hainan (_Hylobates hainanus_, sp. n.). Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)9(50):145-146.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617788

Original name as described

Hylobates hainanus

Other common names

Hainan Black Crested Gibbon · Hainan Black Gibbon · Hainan Gibbon

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1891.12.10.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/52a1c2de-deb3-4883-90c2-ffc3806cb0d4 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/566e5c38-61b8-4539-8d73-665994c72fa6

Type locality

China, Hainan.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

China

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000739

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.

Hylobates hainanus

(O. Thomas, 1892)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

hainanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1891.12.10.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/52a1c2de-deb3-4883-90c2-ffc3806cb0d4 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/566e5c38-61b8-4539-8d73-665994c72fa6

Authority page

145

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617788

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Nomascus hainanus

Groves, 2005

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

hainanus

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 (2008:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41643) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41643) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000739) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41643/17969392) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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