---
title: "Lar Gibbon"
description: "Hylobates lar — Mammiferi. The lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), also known as the white-handed gibbon, is an endangered primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/lar-gibbon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lar Gibbon

> Hylobates lar — Mammiferi. The lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), also known as the white-handed gibbon, is an endangered primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae.

- Scientific name: *Hylobates lar*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `zoo` (Zoo e animali domestici), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 2153
- Wikidata: [Q208043](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208043)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43593](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43593)

## Names

- en: Lar Gibbon
- de: Weißhandgibbon
- es: Gibón de Manos Blancas
- fr: Gibbon à mains blanches
- nl: Withandgibbon
- pt: Gibão-de-mãos-brancas
- pl: Gibbon białoręki

## Countries with the most observations

TH (1249), MY (226), ID (97)

## Summary

The lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), also known as the white-handed gibbon, is an endangered primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. It is one of the better-known gibbons and is often kept in captivity.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lar_gibbon

## Photo

![Lar Gibbon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lar-gibbon/medium.jpg)

Photo: lallen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/374047705

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lar-gibbon?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).