Classification of van Gelder 1978

Fm. Canidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817 [canid]
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G. Canis Linnaeus 1758 [canine]
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Subg. Canis (Alopex) Kaup 1829 [Arctic fox]
Subg. Canis (Atelocynus) Cabrera 1940 [short-eared dog]
Subg. Canis (Cerdocyon) Hamilton-Smith 1839 [crab-eating fox]
Subg. †Canis (Dusicyon) Hamilton Smith 1839 [Falkland Island wolf]
Subg. Canis (Lycalopex) Burmeister 1854 [South American fox]
Subg. Canis (Pseudalopex) Burmeister 1856
Subg. Canis (Vulpes) Frisch 1775 [fox]
Canis adustus Sundevall 1847 [side-striped jackal]
Canis aureus Linnaeus 1758 [golden jackal]
Canis familiaris Linnaeus 1758 [dog]
Canis latrans Say 1823 [coyote]
Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 [gray wolf]
Canis mesomelas Schreber 1775 [black-backed jackal]
Canis rufus Audubon and Bachman 1851 [red wolf]
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Invalid names: Canis niger Bartram 1791 [synonym]
Canis simensis Rüppell 1835 [Ethiopian wolf]
Invalid names: Simenia Gray [synonym]
G. Chrysocyon Hamilton-Smith 1839 [maned wolf]
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Chrysocyon brachyurus Illiger 1815 [maned wolf]
G. Cuon Hodgson 1838 [dhole]
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Cuon alpinus Pallas 1811 [dhole]
G. Lycaon Brookes 1827
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Lycaon pictus Temminck 1820 [African wild dog]
G. Nyctereutes Temminck 1839 [raccoon dog]
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Nyctereutes procyonoides Gray 1834 [raccoon dog]
G. Otocyon Müller 1835 [bat-eared fox]
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Otocyon megalotis Desmarest 1822 [bat-eared fox]
G. Speothos Lund 1839 [bush dog]
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Speothos venaticus Lund 1842 [bush dog]
G. Alopex Kaup 1829 [Arctic fox]
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Alopex lagopus Linnaeus 1758 [Arctic fox]
G. Cerdocyon Hamilton-Smith 1839 [crab-eating fox]
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Cerdocyon thous Linnaeus 1766 [crab eating fox]
G. †Dusicyon Hamilton Smith 1839 [Falkland Island wolf]
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†Dusicyon australis Kerr 1972 [Falkland Island fox]
Invalid names: Dusicyon culpaeolus Thomas 1914 [nomen dubium], Dusicyon inca Thomas 1914 [nomen dubium]
G. Vulpes Frisch 1775 [fox]
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Vulpes bengalensis Shaw 1800 [Bengal fox]
Vulpes cana Blanford 1877 [Blanfords fox]
Vulpes chama Smith 1833 [Cape fox]
Vulpes cinereoargenteus Schreber 1775 [gray fox]
Vulpes corsac Linnaeus 1768 [Corsac fox]
Vulpes ferrilata Hodgson 1842 [Tibetan fox]
Vulpes littoralis Baird 1857 [island gray fox]
Vulpes pallida Cretzschmar 1826 [pale fox]
Vulpes rueppellii Schinz 1825 [Ruuppells fox]
Vulpes velox Say 1823 [swift fox]
Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 [red fox]
Vulpes zerda Zimmermann 1780 [fennec fox]
Invalid names: Fennecus Desmarest 1804 [synonym]
G. Pseudalopex Burmeister 1856
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Pseudalopex culpaeus Molina 1782 [culpeo]
Pseudalopex griseus Gray 1837 [South American gray fox]
Pseudalopex gymnocercus Fischer 1814 [pampas fox]
Pseudalopex sechurae Thomas 1900 [Sechuran fox]
G. Atelocynus Cabrera 1940 [short-eared dog]
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Atelocynus microtis Sclater 1883 [short-eared dog]
G. Lycalopex Burmeister 1854 [South American fox]
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Lycalopex vetulus Lund 1842 [Hoary fox]