Gibbon (long-handed monkey) - Gibbon (English spelling)

Japanese: テナガザル(手長猿) - テナガザル（英語表記）gibbon

A general term for apes belonging to the family Ceratoidea, subfamily Hylobatinae, order Primates. They are also called gibbons. They are widely distributed throughout Southeast Asia and are divided into one genus and eight species, including the white-handed gibbon Hylobates lar (illustration), the hoolock gibbon H. hooloch , and the black-and-white gibbon H. concolor , mainly based on differences in coat color, although the siamang (illustration) is sometimes classified as a separate genus. The head and body length is around 50 cm, but the upper limbs are long, about 2.5 times the length of the body, hence the name.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

霊長目ショウジョウ科テナガザル亜科Hylobatinaeに属する類人猿の総称。ギボンともいう。東南アジア一帯に広く分布しており，おもに毛色の違いに基づいてシロテテナガザルHylobates lar（イラスト），フーロックテナガザルH.hooloch，クロテナガザルH.concolorなど1属8種に分けられるが，フクロテナガザル（イラスト）だけは別属に分類されることもある。頭胴長は50cm前後であるが，上肢が長く，胴の長さの2.5倍ほどもあるのでこの名がある。

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