African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

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Subject:	African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
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Canis pictus
Date 1826
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/6813067108
Author Cretzschmar, Philipp Jakob; Heyden, Carl Heinrich Georg von; Leuckart, F. S.; Rüppell, Eduard; Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft.
Full title Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika /
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atlas_zu_der_Reise_im_n%C3%B6rdlichen_Afrika_(Taf._12)_(6813067108).jpg

The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also known as African hunting dog, African painted dog, Cape hunting dog or painted wolf, is a canid native to Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest of its family in Africa, and the only extant member of the genus Lycaon. The majority of the species' population now occurs in Southern Africa and southern East Africa.

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