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Lar Gibbon

Hylobates lar

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Khao Sok National Park
34 Verified records at Khao Sok National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Lar Gibbon sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Sok National Park

Crab-eating Macaque
EN Endemic

Crab-eating Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca fascicularis

70–80% · Very likely
Dusky Leaf-monkey
EN

Dusky Leaf-monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Trachypithecus obscurus

60–70% · Likely
Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
VU

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca leonina

20–30% · Possible
Robinson’s Banded Langur
NT

Robinson’s Banded Langur

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Presbytis robinsoni

10–20% · With luck
Sunda Slow Loris
EN

Sunda Slow Loris

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Nycticebus coucang

Insufficient data
Stump-tailed Macaque
VU

Stump-tailed Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca arctoides

Insufficient data
Southern Pig-tailed Macaque
EN

Southern Pig-tailed Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca nemestrina

Insufficient data
Bengal Slow Loris
EN

Bengal Slow Loris

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Nycticebus bengalensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
10–20
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
60–70%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
50–60%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
4 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lar Gibbon in Khao Sok National Park?

About 36% of wildlife watchers report a Lar Gibbon sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 34 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lar Gibbon in Khao Sok National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Lar Gibbon in Khao Sok National Park in our monthly data.

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