siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) Gunung Leuser NP, Sumatra, INDONESIA
Date 1 April 2003, 00:00
Source Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus
Author Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE https://www.flickr.com/people/65695019@N07
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Siamang_Symphalangus_syndactylus_(7930225230).jpg
The siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) is an arboreal black-furred gibbon native to the forests of Malaysia, Thailand, and Sumatra. The largest of the gibbons, the siamang can be twice the size of other gibbons, reaching 1 m in height, and weighing up to 14 kg. The siamang is the only species in the genus Symphalangus.
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Family: Hylobatidae
Genus: Symphalangus
Species: Symphalangus syndactylus (Raffles, 1821)
Synonyms: Hylobates syndactylus (Raffles, 1821)
