Native Dog or Dingoe. [Dingo]

Colonial engraving of the dingo.

The first report of a ‘wild dog’ in Australia was made by the Dutchman, Jan Cartenzoon near Cape Keer, Queensland 8 May 1623;

‘I went ashore myself with 10 musketeers we saw numerous footprints of men and dogs (running from south to north) we accordingly spent some time there, following the footprints to a river…we also saw great numbers of dogs, herons and curlews…’

The first printed illustration of the Dingo appeared in Phillip’s, “A Voyage to Botany Bay”.

Common names;  Dingo, Wild Dog or Warrigal.
Binomial name;  Canis lupus dingo
Recent synonyms;  Canis dingo
First described;  Meyer 1793
Distribution;  Australia wide (mainland)
References: Heere; The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765 pp.124-125