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Canis latrans (coyote)

Taxonomy

Canis latrans was named by Say (1823). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

C. arnensis, C. etruscus, C. falconeri, C. kronstadtensis, C. lupaster, C. mosbachensis, C. multicuspus, C. senezensis, C. spelaeus, C. terblanchei

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Synonyms

Canis andersoni was named by Merriam (1910).

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Nowak (1979) and Kurten and Anderson (1980).
Canis caneloensis was named by Skinner (1942).

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Nowak (1979) and Kurten and Anderson (1980).
Canis clepticus was named by Eliot (1903).

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Nelson (1932) and Hall (1981).
Canis estor was named by Merriam (1897).

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Hall (1981).
Canis frustror was named by Woodhouse (1851).

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Jackson (1951) and Hall (1981).
Canis goldmani was named by Merriam (1904).

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Nelson (1932) and Hall (1981).
Canis hondurensis was named by Goldman (1936).

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Jackson (1951) and Hall (1981).
Canis impavidus was named by Allen (1903).

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Nelson (1932) and Hall (1981).
Canis irvingtonensis was named by Savage (1951). Its type locality is Irvington, which is in an Irvingtonian terrestrial horizon in California.

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Nowak (1979), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Albright (1999).
Canis jamesi was named by Townsend (1912).

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Nelson (1932) and Hall (1981).
Canis lestes was named by Merriam (1897).

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Grinnell (1913) and Hall (1981).
Canis mearnsi was named by Merriam (1897).

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Nelson (1932) and Hall (1981).
Canis microdon was named by Merriam (1897).

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Nelson (1932) and Hall (1981).
Canis nebrascensis was named by Merriam (1898) [replacement for "C. pallidus"].

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Hall (1981).
Canis ochropus was named by Eschscholtz (1829).

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Nelson (1932) and Hall (1981).
Canis orcutti was named by Merriam (1910).

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis ochropus by Merriam (1912); it was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Schultz (1938), Nowak (1979) and Kurten and Anderson (1980).
Canis pallidus was named by Merriam (1897) [actually a homonym of an African fox].

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Hall (1981).
Canis peninsulae was named by Merriam (1897).

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Nelson (1932) and Hall (1981).
Canis riviveronis was named by Hay (1917). Its type locality is Vero, which is in a Pleistocene channel sandstone/sandstone in Florida.

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Nowak (1979) and Kurten and Anderson (1980).
Canis vigilis was named by Merriam (1897).

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Nelson (1932) and Hall (1981).
Lyciscus cagottis was named by Hamilton-Smith (1839).

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis latrans by Nelson (1932) and Hall (1981).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1823	Canis latrans Say
1829	Canis ochropus Eschscholtz
1839	Lyciscus cagottis Hamilton-Smith
1851	Canis frustror Woodhouse
1897	Canis estor Merriam
1897	Canis lestes Merriam
1897	Canis mearnsi Merriam
1897	Canis microdon Merriam
1897	Canis pallidus Merriam
1897	Canis peninsulae Merriam
1897	Canis vigilis Merriam
1898	Canis nebrascensis Merriam
1903	Canis impavidus Allen
1903	Canis clepticus Eliot
1904	Canis goldmani Merriam
1910	Canis andersoni Merriam
1910	Canis orcutti Merriam
1912	Canis jamesi Townsend
1917	Canis riviveronis Hay
1931	Canis lestes Elftman p. 7
1935	Canis latrans Schultz and Howard p. 284
1935	Canis microdon Schultz and Howard p. 284
1936	Canis hondurensis Goldman
1942	Canis caneloensis Skinner
1951	Canis irvingtonensis Savage
1966	Canis latrans Slaughter p. 479
1966	Canis andersoni Slaughter p. 480
1966	Canis caneloensis Slaughter p. 480

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