3 Dingo / Wild Dog at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Identification history
| Canis lupus dingo | 7 Jan 2026 | Liam.m | ||
| Canis lupus dingo | 7 Jan 2026 | HelenCross |
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11 comments
intouch
wrote:
7 Jan 2026
Helen, that is a "classic" Canis lupus dingo photo. Thank you. I am not trying to "stir" with naming - we have to work hard to protect one of our apex predators.
intouch
wrote:
8 Jan 2026
Hello Liam.m. I received a message from you about dingoes. I have never studied them but care greatly about their survival. The best reference I can give you is: https://theconversation.com/dingoes-are-not-domestic-dogs-new-evidence-shows-these-native-canines-are-on-their-own-evolutionary-path-262938
I hope this helps our "conversations".
I hope this helps our "conversations".
DonFletcher
wrote:
9 Jan 2026
Hi intouch,
The scientific name for the dingo recognised by the International Committee on Zoological Nomenclature is Canis lupus dingo. That accords with the concept of the dingo as a subspecies of the Asian Wolf. The European Wolf found in Europe, Canada and the USA would be Canis lupus lupus.
The scientific name for the dingo recognised by the International Committee on Zoological Nomenclature is Canis lupus dingo. That accords with the concept of the dingo as a subspecies of the Asian Wolf. The European Wolf found in Europe, Canada and the USA would be Canis lupus lupus.
HelenCross
wrote:
9 Jan 2026
Thanks @DonFletcher, should NatureMapr be using Canis lupus dingo then?
DonFletcher
wrote:
15 Jan 2026
Hi Helen
It is using Canis lupus, so not wrong. I just went in to edit the taxonomy (including that I was going to add the indigenous common name Waragul) but it did not let me edit. Aaaaarrrrggghhh!!! As ever the case there is no courtesy information or clue why - it could be that editing has been disabled for everyone (like our ability to see the map and the ability to download data) or it could be that I can no longer edit, or it could be that the dingo species can not be edited because it is controversial. It is a whole rigmarole fto find out and then i probably cant get a change anyway. The mapless Nature Mapper frustrates me too much. Things so rarely work how it says on the packet. And I just dont have that much time to suffer the frustration and blood pressure.
It is using Canis lupus, so not wrong. I just went in to edit the taxonomy (including that I was going to add the indigenous common name Waragul) but it did not let me edit. Aaaaarrrrggghhh!!! As ever the case there is no courtesy information or clue why - it could be that editing has been disabled for everyone (like our ability to see the map and the ability to download data) or it could be that I can no longer edit, or it could be that the dingo species can not be edited because it is controversial. It is a whole rigmarole fto find out and then i probably cant get a change anyway. The mapless Nature Mapper frustrates me too much. Things so rarely work how it says on the packet. And I just dont have that much time to suffer the frustration and blood pressure.
Liam.m
wrote:
15 Jan 2026
@DonFletcher, it worked when I edited it at a global level. Should now display as Canis lupus dingo?
HelenCross
wrote:
15 Jan 2026
Thanks Liam. Yes @DonFletcher it is a big shame we've lost the map feature when looking at taxa level :(
Location information
- Coordinates 148.967295-35.754598
- Altitude 1024.5m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Jan 2026 07:46 AM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
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Collections
HelenCross NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Canis lupus Placental Predators Mammals
Species information
- Canis lupus dingo Scientific name
- Dingo / Wild Dog Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1538.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Canis lupus dingo Canus dingo Canis lupus familiaris Canis familaris Mirri
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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