Hoolock hoolock

Hoolock hoolock

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hominoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Primates Subordo: Haplorhini Infraordo: Simiiformes Parvordo: Catarrhini Superfamilia: Hominoidea

Familia: Hylobatidae
Genus: Hoolock
Species: Hoolock hoolock

Name

Hoolock hoolock (Harlan, 1834)

Synonyms

• Simia hoolock [original combination]
• Bunopithecus hoolock
• Hylobates hoolock

References

Primary references

• Harlan, R. 1834: Description of a species of orang, from the north-eastern province of British East India, lately the Kingdom of Assam. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 4: 52–59. BHL Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 52]

Additional references

• Kumar, A.; Mary, P.P.; Bagchie, P. 2009: Present distribution, population status, and conservation of Western Hoolock Gibbons Hoolock hoolock (Primates: Hylobatidae) in Namdapha National Park, India. Journal of threatened taxa, 1(4): 203–210. abstract and full article (PDF)

Vernacular names

অসমীয়া: হলৌ বান্দৰ
English: Hoolock Gibbon
magyar: Hulok
தமிழ்: வெள்ளைப் புருவ குரங்கு (ஹீலாக் கிப்பான்)

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