The African wild dog’s scientific name, Lycaon pictus reflects the color of its spotted pelage and translates to painted or ornate wolf.
The African wild dog’s scientific name, Lycaon pictus, reflects the color of its spotted pelage. Lycaon comes from the Greek language for wolf and pictus is derived from Latin, meaning painted or ornate.
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• Sources | (Animal Corner, 2019; BBC Studios, 2019; Mulheisen, Allen, Allen, 2002; Nowak, 1999; Stuart & Stuart, 2007; The Wikimedia Foundation, 2019; Woodroffe & Sillero-Zubiri, 2012)
