Cuon alpinus

(Pallas, 1811)

Dhole

Also as Asiatic or Indian Wild Dog.
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Location: India, Madhya Pradesh, Kanha National ParkDate taken: Apr 28, 2011

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 2179

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Cynoidea
Family : Canidae
Subfamily : Caninae
Tribe : Canini
Genus : Cuon

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pallas, P.S. 1811. Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica. Volumen Primum. In officina Caes. Academiae Scientiarum impress., Saint Petersburg, 568 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29113967

Original name as described

Canis alpinus

Other common names

Asiatic Wild Dog

Type locality

Amur region, former USSR.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · Pakistan? · India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh · Myanmar · Laos · Thailand · Cambodia · Vietnam? · Malaysia · Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005949

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

KnownPredicted distribution

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 54 names and synonyms.

Canis cavernalis

(Rosenmüller, 1794)

Family

Canidae

Root name

cavernalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Leipzig

Canis alpinus

(Pallas, 1811)

Family

Canidae

Root name

alpinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29113967

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

  1. Pallas (1811:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29113967) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37182)
  2. Schrenck (1859:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33479191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67819)
  3. Radde (1861:677, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11850867) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68932)
  4. Radde (1862:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16012538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68933)
  5. Blyth (1863:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534702) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  6. Murray (1866:326, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  7. Severtsov (1873:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68449)
  8. Severtsov (1876:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15925051) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36030)
  9. Nikol'skiy (1883:173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67821)

canis javanicus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1821)

Family

Canidae

Root name

javanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

198

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523962

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1821:198, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523962) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  2. Schinz (1821:879, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  3. Fischer (1829:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  4. Smith (1839:191, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18521753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38430)
  5. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis familiaris var. sumatrensis

(Hardwicke, 1821)

Family

Canidae

Root name

sumatrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

235

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/754977

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Name usages

Blainville (1843:pl. 8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57983257) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68408)

Canis sumatrensis

(H. R. Schinz, 1825)

Family

Canidae

Root name

sumatrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

507

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523924

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Schinz (1825:507, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523924) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  2. Lesson (1827:159, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Fischer (1829:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  4. Ogilby (1839:lxvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2912376) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67483)

Canis quao

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Canidae

Root name

quao

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207627

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:159, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207627) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Canis Dukhunensis

(W. H. Sykes, 1831)

Family

Canidae

Root name

dukhunensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.634

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5c318afa-8d01-47e0-9df6-f7033560e9f9

Authority page

100

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1214061

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Sykes (1831:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1214061) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67691)
  2. Hodgson (1832:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1214272) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67700)
  3. Smith (1839:171, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18521723) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38430)
  4. Fitzinger (1861:391, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6438324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39159)
  5. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Canis primævus

(B. H. Hodgson, 1833)

Family

Canidae

Root name

primaevus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.28

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5d4e78f1-e456-4ef4-b131-6f60f96ee1b4

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859551

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Hodgson (1833:221, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43121206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67478)
  2. Blainville (1843:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57989166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68408)
  3. Murray (1866:327, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  4. Sclater (1872:47, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  5. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Cuon primævus

B. H. Hodgson, 1838

Family

Canidae

Root name

primaevus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

152

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3380785

Authority publication

Annals of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Hodgson (1838:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3380785) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65647)
  2. Hodgson (1841:213, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37126977) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35561)
  3. Hodgson (1842:278, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40000001) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37716)
  4. Hodgson (1844:287, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65716)
  5. Horsfield (1857:397, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860971) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36026)
  6. Day (1863:443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69416)
  7. Gray (1869:184, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  8. Gray (1869:498, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28665059) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37819)

Chryseus scylax

(C. H. Smith, 1839)

Family

Canidae

Root name

scylax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

179

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18521733

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Smith (1839:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18521733) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38430)

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