Taxonomy
The taxonomy of the species is confused. Previously grouped in the Hylobates genus, currently four subspecies are recognised.
- Central Yunnan black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor jingdongensis), Yunnan province, China
- West Yunnan black crested gibbon (N. c. furvogaster), Yunnan province, China
- Laotian black crested gibbon (N. c. lu), Laos
- Tonkin black crested gibbon (N. c. concolor), northern Vietnam
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