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hylobates  

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  • Hylobates is the sole genus of primates in the family Hylobatidae. The family, whose members are known as lesser apes, includes the gibbons (Hylobates spp.) and siamangs (H. syndactylus). [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Hylobates]

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