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Taxonomic status of the Australian dingo: the case for Canis dingo Meyer, 1793

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Smith, Bradley P., Cairns, Kylie M., Adams, Justin W., Newsome, Thomas M., Fillios, Melanie, Déaux, Eloïse C., Parr, William C. H., Letnic, Mike, Van Eeden, Lily M., Appleby, Robert G., Bradshaw, Corey J. A., Savolainen, Peter, Ritchie, Euan G., Nimmo, Dale G., Archer-Lean, Clare, Greenville, Aaron C., Dickman, Christopher R., Watson, Lyn, Moseby, Katherine E., Doherty, Tim S., Wallach, Arian D., Morrant, Damian S., Crowther, Mathew S. (2019): Taxonomic status of the Australian dingo: the case for Canis dingo Meyer, 1793. Zootaxa 4564 (1): 173-197, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4564.1.6

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