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Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758

species

Accepted

Name authority: AFD

Dingo

A-Gawirh in Ngandi

Benggerri Nyurnemberli in Alawa

Bidja in Marra

Bilgur in Marra

Dinggou in Kriol

Dwert in Noongar / Nyungar

Garndœgœn in Rembarrnga

Gewereh in Ngalakgan

Gurrurerru in Alawa

Maayn in Yuwaalayaay

Maayn in Yuwaalaraay

Marayn in Gamilaraay / Gamilaroi / Kamilaroi

Nunggarang in Wubuy

Twoort in Noongar / Nyungar

WäRraŋ in Ritharrŋu

Wunggan in Wubuy

Conservation Status

VICVulnerable

Online Resources

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Names and sources

Accepted Name	Source
Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758	AFD
Published in:Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006, CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status, iv 162 pp., CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne

Synonym	Source
Canis macdonnellensis Matschie, 1915 synonym	AFD
Published in:Matschie, P. 1915, "Der Dingo-Hund des Macdonnell-Gebirges", Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, vol. 4, 101-107 p103
Canis dingoides Matschie, 1915 synonym	AFD
Published in:Matschie, P. 1915, "Der Dingo-Hund des Macdonnell-Gebirges", Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, vol. 4, 101-107 p102
Canis australiae Gray, 1826 synonym	AFD
Published in:Gray, J.E. 1826, "Vertebrata. Mammalia. (Appendix B in part)", Ed. King, P.P. (ed.), Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia. Performed between the years 1818 and 1822; with Appendix B, vol. 2, 412-415, John Murray, London p412
Canis familiaris australasiae Desmarest, 1820 synonym	AFD
Published in:Desmarest, A.G. 1820, Encyclopédie Méthodique. Livr. 89. Mammalogie ou description des espèces de mammifères. Premiere partie, contenant les ordres des bimanes, des quadrumanes et des carnassiers, 1-276 pp. suppl. pls 1-14, V. Agasse, Paris p191
Canis lupus dingo F.A.A. Meyer, 1793 miscellaneous literature	AFD
Canis dingo F.A.A. Meyer, 1793 synonym	AFD
Published in:Meyer, F.A.A. 1793, Systematisch-Summarische Uebersicht der neuesten Zoologischen Entdeckungen in Neuholland und Afrika. Nebst zwey andern Zoologischen Abhandlungen, 184, Dykischen Buchhandlung, Leipzig p33
Canis dingo F.A.A. Meyer, 1793 miscellaneous literature	AFD
Canis antarticus Kerr, 1792 synonym	AFD
Published in:Kerr, R. 1792, The Animal Kingdom, or zoological system, of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus; Class 1. Mammalia, containing a complete systematic description, arrangement, and nomenclature, of all the known species and varieties of the Mammalia, or animals which give suck to their young; being a translation of that part of the Systema Naturae, as lately published, with great improvements, by Professor Gmelin of Goettingen. Together with numerous additions from more recent zoological writers, and illustrated with copper plates, 1 Pt 1 xl 400 pp. 9 pls, J. Murray & R. Faulder, London p136
Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 miscellaneous literature	AFD
Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 miscellaneous literature	AFD
Canis lupus synonym	Taxonomic Additions - Recent Species and List Names 2025 - Internal List
Canis familiaris forma synonym	Additional Taxonomy - Additional synonyms for names matching part 1 2025

Indigenous Knowledge Name	Source
A-Gawirh	Ngandi Traditional Names
Benggerri Nyurnemberli	Alawa Traditional Names
Howls
Bidja	Marra Traditional Names
Bilgur	Marra Traditional Names
Dinggou	Kriol Traditional Names
Dwert	Noongar / Nyungar Traditional Names
Garndœgœn	Rembarrnga Traditional Names
Gewereh	Ngalakgan Traditional Names
Gurrurerru	Alawa Traditional Names
Maayn	Yuwaalayaay Traditional Names
Maayn	Yuwaalaraay Traditional Names
Marayn	Gamilaraay / Gamilaroi / Kamilaroi Traditional Names
Nunggarang	Wubuy Traditional Names
Twoort	Noongar / Nyungar Traditional Names
WäRraŋ	Ritharrŋu Traditional Names
Wunggan	Wubuy Traditional Names

Common Name	Source
Dingo preferred Australia Australia	AFD
Common Dog Australia Australia	AFD
Dingo Australia Australia	ALA Preferred Vernacular Names
Dog Australia Australia	ALA Preferred Vernacular Names
Domestic Dog Australia Australia	AFD

Name	Source
Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 accepted	AFD

Identifier	Source
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/bc9df254-43d4-493b-98d2-0212cfb58414 Scientific Name current	AFD
http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/c2056f1b-fcde-45b9-904b-1cab280368d1 Taxon unknown	AFD
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:c2056f1b-fcde-45b9-904b-1cab280368d1 Taxon LSID unknown	AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/c2056f1b-fcde-45b9-904b-1cab280368d1 Taxon Concept current	AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/c2056f1b-fcde-45b9-904b-1cab280368d1 Taxon current	AFD

Classification

kingdom: ANIMALIA

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