Primate Watching
Primatology
Taxonomy
Occurrence: China, Laos, Vietnam
Seeing this Species
Xiaobahe, Mt. Wuliang, China
Probability of Success: low
Overlapping species: Pharye's Leaf Monkey, Rhesus Macaque, Stump-Tailed Macaque
Local contacts:
Dr. Jiang Xuelong
E-mail: jiangxl@mail.kiz.ac.cn
Prof. Wang Yingxiang
E-mail: wangyx@mail.kiz.ac.cn
32 Jiaochang Donglu
Kunming
Yunnan 650223
P.R. China
Other sites:
The Bradt Guide 100 Animals to See Before They Die (2007) offers Gaoligong, Wuliang, and Ailao Mountain Nature Reserves, all in Yunnan Provinces. But notes a sighting is unlikey.
In Vietnam:
Che Tao forests Che Tao commune, Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai Province;
Nam Pam, Hua Trai and Ngoc Chien communes, Muong La District, Son La Province;
Khoen On commune, Than Uyen district, Lao Cai Province
The Gibbon Experience in Bokeo Nature Reserve, Laos, offers a chance, too. You're at least likely to hear them.
References
Garbutt, Nick and Mick Unwin. 2007. 100 Animals to See Before They Die. Bradt Guides: Bucks, England.
Illustration:
Chenu, Jean Charles. Encyclopédie d'histoire naturelle : ou traité complet de cette science d'après les travaux des naturalistes les plus éminents de tous les pays et de toutes les époques (Buffon, Daubenton, Lacépède, G. Cuvier, F. Cuvier, Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Latreille, de Jussieu, Brongniart, etc., etc.) Quadrumanes. Paris : Marescq [and] Gustave Havard. Public Domain.
Accessed via The Nash Collection of Primates in Art and IllustrationPrimate Center Library: Arts Collection. Local identifier: PCLArts.PCLA0179.bib
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