Hylobates Illiger, 1811 . Prodr. Syst. Mamm. et Avium., p. 67.

COMMENT: Includes Symphalangus; see Anderson, 1967, in Anderson and Jones, p. 175; and Nomascus; see Corbet and Hill, 1980:91. Revised by Groves, 1972, 1: 1-89. Reviewed by Marshall and Marshall, 1976, Science, 193:235-237.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix I as Hylobates spp. and U.S. ESA - Endangered as Hylobates spp. (including Nomascus spp.).

ISIS NUMBER: 5301406009001000000.