Symphalangus syndactylus

(Raffles, 1821)

Siamang

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Raffles, S. 1821-06-21. Descriptive catalogue of a zoological collection, made on account of the Honourable East India Company, in the island of Sumatra and its vicinity, under the direction of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Lieutenant-Governor of Fort Marlborough; with additional notices illustrative of the natural history of those countries. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13(1):239-274.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/754984

Original name as described

Simia syndactyla

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.26.22

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a34d94eb-564b-4e38-988e-3e3fd4249998 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f9fa2b30-c1cc-430e-902d-4313acbfa0d8

Type locality

Indonesia, West Sumatra, Bencoolen (= Bintuhan).

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Thailand · Malaysia · Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000743

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 syndactyla

(Raffles, 1821)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

syndactylus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.26.22

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a34d94eb-564b-4e38-988e-3e3fd4249998 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f9fa2b30-c1cc-430e-902d-4313acbfa0d8

Authority page

241

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/754984

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Symphalangus syndactylus continentis

O. Thomas, 1908

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

continentis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.7.20.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d2254334-e1ac-41cb-b195-1cceb3889062 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d3779891-4d7c-4900-9065-f9095354888e

Authority page

301

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071070

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Symphalangus syndactylus subfossilis

Hooijer, 1960

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

subfossilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RGM.DUB.11680.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RGM.DUB.11680.1

Authority page

34

Authority publication

Zoologische Verhandelingen

Name usages

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

[Siamanga syndactylus] volzi

(Pohl, 1911)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

volzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

53

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30153312

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

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

Pithecus syndactylus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

syndactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Hylobates syndactylus

(C. F. Cuvier, 1842)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

syndactylus

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. Corbet & Hill (1980:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Symphalangus syndactylus

O. Thomas, 1895

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

syndactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

192

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002098

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1895:192, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002098) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15474)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:791) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #39779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #39779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000743) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39779/17967873) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Simia gibbon

(C. Miller, 1779)

Family

Hylobatidae

Root name

gibbon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

170

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51823668

Authority publication

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London

Name usages

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

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