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A new generic name for the hoolock gibbon (Hylobatidae)

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY
Volume 26, Issue 4, Pages 971-976

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-005-5332-4

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Hylobatidae; gibbon; Bunopithecus; Hoolock; taxonomy; nomenclature

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Contrary to usual practice, the generic nomen Bunopithecus is not applicable to hoolock gibbons. We recount the history of its application and explain why it is spurious. We supply a new generic name, list the characters and content of the genus, and compare it to the other 3 genera of the Hylobatidae.

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