Molecular phylogeny confirms the subspecies delineation of the Malayan Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus continentis) and the Sumatran Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus syndactylus) based on the hypervariable region of mitochondrial DNA

• Main Authors: Nur Hartini, Sariyati, Muhammad Abu Bakar, Abdul-Latiff, Nor Rahman, Aifat, Mohd Ridwan, Abd Rahman, Nur Azimah, Osman, Kayal Vizi, Karuppannan, Eddie, Chan, Badrul Munir, Md Zain
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2024
• Subjects: QL Zoology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44643/3/Molecular%20phylogeny.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44643/; https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/120314/instance/11146652/; https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e120314

Siamangs (Symphalangus syndactylus) are native to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and southern Thailand and their taxonomical classification at subspecies level remains unclear. Morphologically, two subspecies were proposed as early as 1908 by Thomas namely Symphalangus s. syndactylus and Symphalangus...