Lycaon pictus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caniformia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pancarnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia

Familia: Canidae
Genus: Lycaon
Species:Lycaon pictus
Subspecies: L. p. lupinus – L. p. manguensis – L. p. pictus – L. p. sharicus – L. p. somalicus

Name

Lycaon pictus (Temminck, 1820)

Type locality: "á la côte de Mosambique" [Mozambique].

Synonyms

Lycaon tricolor Brookes, 1827
Hyaena picta Temminck, 1820

References

Temminck, C. J. (1820) Ann. Gen. Sci. Phys. II 1820-1841: Monographies des mammalogies, 2 Vols, Paris and Amsterdam, 3: p. 54, pl. 35.
Lycaon pictus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Lycaon pictus (Temminck, 1820) (Endangered)
Lycaon pictus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

български: Хиеново куче
čeština: Pes hyenovitý
dansk: Hyænehund
Deutsch: Afrikanischer Wildhund
English: African Wild Dog
español: Licaón
eesti: Hüäänrebane
suomi: Hyeenakoira
français: Lycaon
עברית: זאב טלוא
magyar: Afrikai vadkutya, hiénakutya
italiano: Licaone
日本語: リカオン
ქართული: აფთრისებრი ძაღლი
lietuvių: Afrikos hieninis šuo
Nederlands: Afrikaanse wilde hond
norsk: Afrikansk villhund
polski: likaon pstry, likaon
português: Mabeco
русский: Гиеновидная собака
српски / srpski: Дивљи пас
svenska: Afrikansk vildhund
Türkçe: Afrika yaban köpeği
中文: 非洲野犬

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