Cerdocyon C. E. H. Smith 1839

Cerdocyon C. E. H. Smith 1839, Jardine's Natur. Libr., 9: 259-267.

Type Species: Canis azarae Wied 1824

Synonyms: Carcinocyon J. A. Allen 1905; Thous J. E. Gray 1868 .

Species and subspecies: 1 species with 6 subspecies:

Species Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus 1766)

Subspecies Cerdocyon thous subsp. thous Linnaeus 1766

Subspecies Cerdocyon thous subsp. aquilus Bangs 1898

Subspecies Cerdocyon thous subsp. azarae Wied-Neuwied 1824

Subspecies Cerdocyon thous subsp. entrerianus Burmeister 1861

Subspecies Cerdocyon thous subsp. germanus G. M. Allen 1923

Subspecies Cerdocyon thous subsp. soudanicus Thomas 1903

Discussion: Tedford et al. (1995) considered Cerdocyon and Nyctereutes to be sister taxa.