Hylobates

Hylobates
	A pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus) female hanging from tree;
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Family:	Hylobatidae
Genus:	Hylobates; Illiger, 1811
Type species
	Homo lar ; Linnaeus, 1771
Species
	Hylobates lar; Hylobates agilis; Hylobates albibarbis; Hylobates abbotti; Hylobates funereus; Hylobates muelleri; Hylobates moloch; Hylobates pileatus; Hylobates klossii;
	Distribution of Hylobates and its species (note: Bornean population formerly included in H. agilis is now generally considered a separate species, H. albibarbis; H. muelleri is now split into H. muelleri, H. abbotti, and H. funereus)

The genus Hylobates /ˌhaɪloʊˈbeɪtiːz/ is one of the four genera of gibbons. Its name means "forest walker", from the Greek hūlē (ὕλη, "forest") and bates (βάτης, "one who treads").^[3]^[4]

It was once considered the only genus, but recently its subgenera (Hoolock [formerly Bunopithecus], Nomascus, and Symphalangus) have been elevated to the genus level.^[1]^[5] Hylobates remains the most species-rich and widespread of gibbon genera, ranging from southern China (Yunnan) to western and central Java.

Individuals within this genus are characterized by 44 chromosomes and often have a ring of white fur around their faces.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c Groves, C. P. (2005). "Genus Hylobates". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 178–181. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
^ ^a ^b Geissmann, Thomas. "Gibbon Systematics and Species Identification". Retrieved 2006-04-13.
^ βάτης. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project: "one that treads or covers"
^ Craig, John (1848). A new universal etymological technological, and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. p. 962.
^ Mootnick, A.; Groves, C. P. (2005). "A new generic name for the hoolock gibbon (Hylobatidae)". International Journal of Primatology. 26 (4): 971–976. doi:10.1007/s10764-005-5332-4. S2CID 8394136.

[MSW3-1] Groves, C. P. (2005). "Genus Hylobates". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 178–181. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.

[Geissmann-2] Geissmann, Thomas. "Gibbon Systematics and Species Identification". Retrieved 2006-04-13.

[3] βάτης. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project: "one that treads or covers"

[4] Craig, John (1848). A new universal etymological technological, and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. p. 962.

[Mootnick-5] Mootnick, A.; Groves, C. P. (2005). "A new generic name for the hoolock gibbon (Hylobatidae)". International Journal of Primatology. 26 (4): 971–976. doi:10.1007/s10764-005-5332-4. S2CID 8394136.

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Hylobates^[1]^[2]

A pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus) female hanging from tree
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Family:	Hylobatidae
Genus:	Hylobates Illiger, 1811
Type species
Homo lar ^[1] Linnaeus, 1771
Species
Hylobates lar Hylobates agilis Hylobates albibarbis Hylobates abbotti Hylobates funereus Hylobates muelleri Hylobates moloch Hylobates pileatus Hylobates klossii

Distribution of Hylobates and its species (note: Bornean population formerly included in H. agilis is now generally considered a separate species, H. albibarbis; H. muelleri is now split into H. muelleri, H. abbotti, and H. funereus)