Skywalker’s hoolock gibbon[1], also known as the Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, is a primate of the Hylobatidae family.
- Hoolock tianxing is a hoolock gibbon that differs from other described hoolock species by combining external and dental characteristics.
- In adult males, the ventral coat is usually dark brown, and the dorsal coat has a brown overlay that is particularly evident in bright light.
- In addition, they have fine and well-separated eyebrows, and white hairs are absent in the suborbital region.
- The genital tuft is conspicuous, typically black or dark brown, with some white hairs that do not contrast with the color of the groin.
- In older animals, the genital tuft is paler and light brown in color. In adult females, coat color is usually yellowish but varies with age (yellowish-white to strawberry blonde).
- White hair is not usually present in the lateral orbital region or, if present, is not as prominent as in the eyebrows of the lateral orbital region.
