Abstract
The douc, Pygathrix nemaeus, isnow restricted to the Indochinese Peninsula. An enigmatic report of this species in Hainan, China, is based on a specimen preserved in the Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden. Examination of this specimen and relevant museum records reveals (a) that the specimen belongs to the subspecies P. nemaeus nemaeusand (b) that the specimen was received from the Dresden Zoological Garden, which apparently provided information that it originated in Hainan. Evaluation of the reliability of this geographic information is now impossible, because relevant zoo records no longer exist. The provenance of the problematic specimen — Hainan or Indochinese Peninsula-remains an open question.
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Fooden, J., Feiler, A. Pygathrix nemaeus in Hainan? new evidence, no resolution. Int J Primatol 9, 275–279 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02737404
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