Hylobates


The genus Hylobates is one of the four genera of gibbons. Its name means "forest walker", from the Greek and .
It was once considered the only genus, but recently its subgenera have been elevated to the genus level. Hylobates remains the most species-rich and widespread of gibbon genera, ranging from southern China 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.

Classification

Hybrids between Müller's gibbon and the Bornean white-bearded gibbon, have been reported in areas of Borneo. A gibbon born at the Kujukushima Zoo in Japan to a female lar or white-handed gibbon was determined to have been fathered by a male agile gibbon.