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African wild dog

Scientific name: Lycaon pictus

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0289

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আফ্রিকান বুনো কুকুর
Afrikanischer Wildhund
African wild dog
Perro salvaje africano
سگ وحشی آفریقایی
Lycaon
अफ़्रीकी जंगली कुत्ता
Anjing liar Afrika
リカオン
Anjing liar Afrika
Cão-selvagem-africano
Гиеновидная собака
Afrika yaban köpeği
افریقی جنگلی کتا
非洲野犬

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1Lycaon pictus — Animal Diversity WebSRC-C540-B04-ADW-ENT0289
2GBIF taxonomic name match: Lycaon pictusSRC-DSC-C6753B89F0
3GBIF licensed observation search: Lycaon pictusSRC-DSC-ED2CD257CB

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Taxonomy

GBIF’s exact name-match result lists Lycaon pictus as an accepted species.

SRC-DSC-C6753B89F0 — CLM-ENT0289-DSC-01

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2GBIF taxonomic name match: Lycaon pictusSRC-DSC-C6753B89F0

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