<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> Canis dingo (Meyer, 1793) </P> </Td> </Tr> <P> Canis dingo (Meyer, 1793) </P> <P> The dingo (Canis lupus dingo or Canis dingo) is a type of feral dog native to Australia . The first British colonists to arrive in 1788 established a settlement at Port Jackson and recorded dingoes living there with indigenous Australians . Although the dingo exists in the wild, it associates with humans but has not been selectively bred similarly to other domesticated animals . It is a medium - sized canid that possesses a lean, hardy body designed for speed, agility and stamina . The dingo's three main coat colours are described as being either light ginger (or tan), black and tan, or creamy white . The head is the widest part of the dingo, is wedge - shaped, and large in proportion to the body . The dingo skull differs to that of the domestic dog by its larger palatal width, longer rostrum, shorter skull height, and wider sagittal crest . The dingo could be considered as an ecotype or an ecospecies which has adapted to Australia's unique environment . It is listed as a Vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List due to declining numbers caused by hybridization with the domestic dog . </P> <P> Genetic studies indicate that the dingo is closely related to the New Guinea singing dog, that their lineage split early from the lineage that led to today's domestic dog, and that their lineage can be traced back through the Malay Archipelago to Asia . The archaeological record shows that the earliest dingo skeletal remains in Australia date to 3,450 years before present (YBP) from the Mandurah Caves on the Nullabor Plain, south - eastern Western Australia, which led to the widely - held belief that dingoes arrived with seafarers to Australia 5,000 YBP . The comparison of these early fossils with modern dingoes indicates that dingo morphology has not changed over the past 3,500 years . This suggests that there has been no artificial selection over this period and that the dingo represents an early form of dog from 4,000--5,000 years ago . They have lived, bred, and undergone natural selection in the wild, isolated from other canids until the arrival of European settlers, resulting in a unique canid . Therefore, it is argued by some scientists that the dingo should be recognised as a distinct taxon that should be classified under its original Latin name, Canis dingo . A recent genetic study shows that the lineage of those dingoes found today in the northwestern part of the Australian continent split from the lineage of the New Guinea singing dog and southeastern dingo 8,300 YBP, followed by a split between the New Guinea singing dog lineage from the southeastern dingo lineage 7,800 YBP . The study proposes that there were two dingo migrations when sea levels were lower and Australia and New Guinea were one landmass named Sahul that existed until 6,500--8,000 years ago . The dingo is recognised as a native animal under the laws of all Australian jurisdictions . </P>

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