siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) Title: On the anatomy of vertebrates (electronic resource)
Year: 1866 (1860s)
Authors: Owen, Richard, 1804-1892
Subjects: Anatomy, Comparative Vertebrates Fishes Reptiles Mammals Birds
Text Appearing After Image: Quadrumanous skeleton, Siamang (Hylobates syndactylus).
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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. The siamang is the only species in the genus Symphalangus.