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Genus Argusianus
Great Argus - The Great Argus is distributed in the jungles of Borneo, Sumatra and Malay Peninsula in southeast Asia. It feeds on forest floor in early morning and evening. Unusual among Galliformes, the Great Argus has no oil gland and the hen lays only two eggs.
Double-banded argus - Its origin was hypothesized to be from Java, Indonesia or Tioman Island of Malaysia, because of the Great Argus' absence from these locations. Parkes vehemently rejected the "species" validity and argued that the Double-banded Argus almost certainly represents a mutant form of the Great Argus. The IUCN, following the precautionary principle, lists this taxon as extinct.