Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus 1766)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 577

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[Canis] thous Linnaeus 1766 , Syst. Nat., 12th ed., Vol. 1: 60.

Type Locality: "Surinamo" [ Surinam].

Vernacular Names: Crab-eating Fox.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Cerdocyon thous subsp. thous Linnaeus 1766

Subspecies Cerdocyon thous subsp. aquilus Bangs 1898

Subspecies Cerdocyon thous subsp. azarae Wied-Neuwied 1824

Subspecies Cerdocyon thous subsp. entrerianus Burmeister 1861

Subspecies Cerdocyon thous subsp. germanus G. M. Allen 1923

Subspecies Cerdocyon thous subsp. soudanicus Thomas 1903

Distribution: N Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (except Amazonia), Colombia, Guyanas, Suriname, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Reviewed by Berta (1982). Placed in Cerdocyon by Langguth (1975), Stains (1975), and Berta (1982); placed in subgenus Canis (Cerdocyon) by Van Gelder (1978). Synonyms allocated according to Berta, (1982) and Cabrera (1957).