Canis lupus.

Order Carnivora, Family Canidae. The genus Canis includes eight species. Approxi- mately 24 New World and eight Old World subspecies of C. lupus are recognized, the number depending on authorities accepted. For summary, see Mech (1970); for full synonymy, see Pocock (1935), Goldman (1944), Ellerman...

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Main Author: Mech, L. David
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Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1974
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/334
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsnpwrc/article/1362/viewcontent/Mech_MS_1974_Canis_lupus.pdf
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Summary:Order Carnivora, Family Canidae. The genus Canis includes eight species. Approxi- mately 24 New World and eight Old World subspecies of C. lupus are recognized, the number depending on authorities accepted. For summary, see Mech (1970); for full synonymy, see Pocock (1935), Goldman (1944), Ellerman and Morrison- Scott (1951), Novikov (1956), and Hall and Kelson (1959).