Nomascus nasutus (Kunkel d'Herculais, 1884)
Cao-vit gibbon, Eastern black crested gibbon
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1965
Rediscovered in 2002
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
China & Viet Nam
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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