black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor) Description
English: Photo of a male White Cheeked Gibbon, holding a child, taken at the Toledo Zoo.
Date 24 September 2008
Source Own work (Original text: I created this work entirely by myself.)
Author Ruby 1x2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ruby_1x2)
Identification problem:
- "White Cheeked Gibbon" can mean:
-- en:Northern White-cheeked Gibbon, Category:Nomascus leucogenys
-- en:Southern White-cheeked Gibbon, Category:Nomascus siki
the image is used in fi:Indokiinangibboni, Nomascus concolor
The black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor) is an endangered species of gibbon found in China, Laos, and northern Vietnam, with four subspecies. The taxonomy of the species is confused. Previously grouped in the Hylobates genus, currently four subspecies are recognised: 1) Central Yunnan black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor jingdongensis), Yunnan province, China, 2) West Yunnan black crested gibbon (N. c. furvogaster), Yunnan province, China, 3) Laotian black crested gibbon (N. c. lu), Laos and 4) Tonkin black crested gibbon (N. c. concolor), northern Vietnam. Order: Primates, Superfamily: Hominoidea, Family: Hylobatidae, Synonyms: Hylobates concolor.