摘要
长臂猿(Gibbons)系灵长类(Primates)中严格营树栖生活的较高级的一个类群。以前肢长于后肢及无尾为其特征,在灵长类中占有独特的分类地位,且仅分布于亚洲东南部的热带、南亚热带地区。迄今已知现生长臂猿共9种另12亚种。过去,Anderson(1879);Thomas(1892);Allen(1938);Ellerman&Morrison-Scott(1951);李致祥等(1983)等先后报道中国南部及邻近地区有长臂猿3种另2亚种.
The present paper deals with the gibbons of the gcnus Hylobates existing in the southern and adjacent region of China.Altogether four species of gibbons are reported.A revision of white ceeke gibbon(H ylobates leucogenys)is discussed with a description of three new subspecies.
作者
马世来
王应祥
Ma Shilai;Wang Yingxiang(Kunming Iastinte of Zooiogy,Acecdemia Sinice,Kutming)
关键词
长臂猿
分类
新亚种
中国南部
Gibbons
Taxonomy
New subspecies
Southern China
