Chrysocyon Hamilton, Smith, 1839 . Jardine's Natur. Libr., 9:241.

TYPE SPECIES: Canis jubatus Desmarest, 1820 (= Canis brachyurus liliger, 1815).

COMMENTS: Recognized by Langguth (1975), Stains (1975), Van Gelder (1978), and Berta (1988).