Nomascus

Nomascus[1][2]
	Northern white-cheeked gibbon; Nomascus leucogenys
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Family:	Hylobatidae
Genus:	Nomascus; Miller, 1933
Species
	Nomascus concolor; Nomascus nasutus; Nomascus hainanus; Nomascus leucogenys; Nomascus siki; Nomascus gabriellae; Nomascus annamensis
	Range map of Nomascus species

Nomascus is the second most common genus (biology) of Gibbon. There are six species in the genus. Originally Nomascus was a sub-genus of the Hylobatidae.

References

Groves, Colin (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 180–181. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
Geissmann, Thomas (December 1995). "Gibbon systematics and species identification" (PDF). International Zoo News. 42: 467–501. Retrieved 2008-08-15.

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[MSW3-1] Groves, Colin (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 180–181. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.

[Geissmann-2] Geissmann, Thomas (December 1995). "Gibbon systematics and species identification" (PDF). International Zoo News. 42: 467–501. Retrieved 2008-08-15.