Hylobates moloch (Audebert 1798)

[Simia] moloch Audebert 1798, Hist. Nat. Singes Makis, Vol. 1, 2: pl. 2.

Type Locality: Indonesia, W Java, Mt. Salak (restricted by Sody, 1949 b) .

Vernacular Names: Silvery Javan Gibbon.

Synonyms: Hylobates cinereus Latreille 1804; Hylobates javanicus Matschie 1893; Hylobates leucisca (Schreber 1799); Hylobates pongoalsoni Sody 1949 .

Distribution: Java (Indonesia).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Critically Endangered as H. m. moloch and H. m. pongoalsoni .

Discussion: See Andayani et al. (2001), who reviewed the phylogeography of the species.