Lar Gibbon
Hylobates lar
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassMammalia (Mammals)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyHylobatidae (Gibbons)
- GenusHylobates (Dwarf Gibbons)
- SpeciesHylobates lar (Lar Gibbon)
About the Lar Gibbon
The lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), also known as the white-handed gibbon, is an endangered primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. It is one of the better-known gibbons and is often kept in captivity. There are five subspecies of lar gibbon:
Malaysian lar gibbon (H. l. lar) Carpenter's lar gibbon (H. l. carpenteri) Central lar gibbon (H. l. entelloides) Sumatran lar gibbon (H. l. vestitus) Yunnan lar gibbon (H. l. yunnanensis) (possibly extinct) The fur coloring of the lar gibbon varies from black and dark-brown to light-brown, sandy colors. The hands and feet are white-colored, likewise a ring of white hair surrounds the black face. Both males and females can be all color variants, and the sexes also hardly differ in size. Gibbons are true brachiators, propelling themselves through the forest by swinging under the branches using their arms. Reflecting this mode of locomotion, the white-handed gibbon has curved fingers, elongated hands, extremely long arms and relatively short legs, giving it an intermembral index of 129.7, one of the highest of the primates. As with all apes, the number of caudal vertebrae has been reduced drastically, resulting... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Gunung Leuser National Park
Siamang
Symphalangus syndactylus
Sumatran Orangutan
Pongo abelii
Thomas’s Langur
Presbytis thomasi
Crab-eating Macaque
Macaca fascicularis
Southern Pig-tailed Macaque
Macaca nemestrina
Silvered Leaf Monkey
Trachypithecus cristatus
Black Sumatran Langur
Presbytis sumatrana
Sumatra Slow Loris
Nycticebus hilleri
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lar Gibbon in Gunung Leuser National Park?
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Lar Gibbon sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Lar Gibbon in Gunung Leuser National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Lar Gibbon in Gunung Leuser National Park in our monthly data.