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An international team of biologists and taxonomists has discovered a new species in the langur genus Trachypithecus living in the forests of Myanmar. The Popa langur (Trachypithecus popa). Image credit: Thaung Win. Trachypithecus is a genus of non-human primates widely distributed in Asia with about 20 known species. Commonly known …

A new species of hoolock gibbon has been discovered in eastern Myanmar and southwestern China by an international team of scientists from the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Australia and Germany. A juvenile male of the Skywalker hoolock gibbon (Hoolock tianxing) from Mt. Gaoligong jumping across trees. Image credit: …