20.500.12556/RUL-133986 Towards resolving taxonomic uncertainties in wolf, dog and jackal lineages of Africa, Eurasia and Australasia Successful conservation depends on accurate taxonomy. Currently, the taxonomy of canids in Africa, Eurasia and Australasia is unstable as recent molecular and morphological studies have questioned earlier phenetic classifications. We review available information on several taxa of Old World and Australasian Canis with phylogenetic uncertainties (namely, African jackals, Asian wolves and Australasian dogs), in order to assess the validity of suggested scientific names and provide a scientific basis for reaching a taxonomic consensus primarily based on molecular data, but also including morphology, biogeography and behavioural ecology. We identify major knowledge gaps, provide recommendations for future research and discuss conservation implications of an updated taxonomic framework. Recent molecular studies indicate that the former Afro-Eurasian ‘golden jackal’ represents two distinct lineages, the golden jackal (Canis aureus) from Eurasia and the African wolf (C. lupaster) from Africa. Phylogenetic research also indicates that the side-striped and black-backed jackals form a monophyletic group that branched earlier than Canis, Cuon and Lycaon, which should be reassigned to the genus Lupulella as L. adusta and L. mesomelas, respectively. The Himalayan/Tibetan and Indian wolf lineages appear to have diverged earlier and are distinct from all other grey wolves (C. lupus) based on mitochondrial and nuclear genome data. However, until genome-wide data from multiple individuals across the range clarify relationships with other taxa, we suggest referring to the Himalayan/Tibetan wolf lineage as Canis lupus chanco. We support the currently accepted nomenclature for the Indian wolf Canis lupus pallipes for the wolf populations found on the Indian subcontinent and possibly also in south-western Asia (exact geographical boundary pending). The information presented here provides a current and consistent taxonomic framework for use by conservationists and other practitioners, but it is also intended to stimulate further research to resolve current uncertainties affecting the taxonomy of Old World canids. Canidae Canis lupaster Canis aureus Lupulella Canis lupus pallipes Canis lupus chanco Dingo New Guinea singing dog psi šakali zlati šakal podsedliški šakal progasti šakal indijski volk himalajski volk afriški volk dingo true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2021-12-21 11:16:14 2021-12-21 11:16:22 2022-09-13 03:52:55 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2021 0 0 155-168 3 316 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2021-04-01 2021-11-12 2021-12-16 630*13 1469-7998 10.1111/jzo.12946 90354947 https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12946 1 fa620724-6246-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=152312 RAZ_Krofel_Miha_2021.pdf RAZ_Krofel_Miha_2021.pdf 1 514F71073C55E5BD2D568DB3FDA03C98 712fab3af93c35a65fd988120ce4b180212f61d7bb6276b61a1bb30ec23dc3b9 5f0d4829-6247-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=152313 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0