Northern buffed-cheeked gibbon

Northern buffed-cheeked gibbon
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Family:	Hylobatidae
Genus:	Nomascus
Species:	N. annamensis
Binomial name
Nomascus annamensis Thinh et al., 2010[3]

The northern buffed-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus annamensis) is a newly discovered species of crested gibbon which is found in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Its habitat is in the humid subtropical and seasonal tropical forests of these countries.[4][5]

Description

The northern buffed-cheeked gibbon resembles Nomascus gabriellae in appearance.[6] Males and females of N. annamensis differ in morphology and color. The male has a primarily black pelt that glistens silver in sunlight, with a lighter brown chest. The cheeks are a deep golden-orange, and the crest is very prominent. The female, though, lacks the characteristic crest and is orange-beige in color.[4]

The holotype is located in the Zoological Museum of the Vietnam National University.[6]

References

1. Thinh Van Ngoc, Roos, C.; Rawson, B.M.; Nguyen, M.H.; Duckworth, J.W.; Hoang Minh Duc, Nijman, V.; Thien Nguyen Van (2020). "Nomascus annamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T120659170A120659179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T120659170A120659179.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
3. "Biolib.cz". Biolib.cz. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
4. Papio, Prancing. "Primatology.net". Primatology.net. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
5. "AFP: German scientists discover rare ape species in Asia". 2010-09-21. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
6. Thinh, Van Ngoc, Alan R. Mootnick, Vu Ngoc Thanh, Tilo Nadler and Christian Roos, Van Ngoc Thinh, Alan R. Mootnick, Vu Ngoc Thanh, Tilo Nadler and Christian Roos. "A new species of crested gibbon, from the central Annamite mountain range". Vietnamese Journal of Primatology. Vol 1. No. 4.

External links

Data related to Nomascus annamensis at Wikispecies