Dusicyon vetulus Lund, 1842 . Kongl. Dansk. Vid. Selsk. Naturv. Math. Afhandl., 9:4.

TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Lagoa Santa .

DISTRIBUTION: C. Brazilian Highlands in the States of Mato Grosso, Goias, Minas Gerais, Bahia, and Sao Paulo.

COMMENT: Subgenus Dusicyon or Lycalopex; see Cabrera, 1958:236; Van Gelder, 1978:8. Lycalopex has also been considered a synonym of Dusicyon by Clutton-Brock et al., 1976, 29(3): 186. AL considers Lycalopex a distinct genus.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301412001009001001 as Lycalopex vetulus .