Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766)

W. Christopher Wozencraft, 1993, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 279-348 : 282

Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766) . Syst. Nat., 12th ed., 1:60.

TYPE LOCALITY: "Surinamo" [ Surinam] .

DISTRIBUTION: Uruguay and N Argentina to lowlands of Bolivia, Venezuela; Colombia and Guyanas; Brazil except Amazonia.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.

SYNONYMS: affinis Marelli, 1931 ; angulensis Thomas, 1903; apollinaris Thomas, 1914; aquilus Bangs, 1898; azarae Wied, 1824 ; brachyteles de Blainville, 1843; brasiliensis Wied, 1824 ; cancrivora Brongniart, 1792; fronto Lönnberg, 1919; fulvogriscus Zukowsky, 1950; germanus G. M. Allen, 1923; guaraxa H[amilton], Smith, 1829; jucundus Thomas, 1921; lunaris Thomas, 1914; melampus Wagner, 1841 ; melanostomus Wagner, 1843; mimax Thomas, 1914; riograndensis Ihering, 1911; robustior Lund, 1843; rudis Günther, 1879; savannarum Osgood, 1912; tucumanus Thomas, 1921; vetulus Studer, 1905 .

COMMENTS: Reviewed by Berta (1982, Mammalian Species, 186). Placed in Cerdocyon by Langguth (1975), Stains (1975), and Berta (1982); placed in subgenus Canis (Cerdocyon) by Van Gelder (1978).