Order Carnivora Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 532 628 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Canis mesomelas subsp. mesomelas Schreber 1775 Canis mesomelas subsp. mesomelas Schreber 1775 , Die Saugethiere, Vol. 2, 14: pl. 95 [1775]; see also text, 3 (21): 370 [1776], 586 [1777] . Type Locality: "Vorgebirge der guten Hofnung" [ South Africa , Western Cape Prov. , Cape of Good Hope]. Synonyms: Canis mesomelas subsp. achrotes (Thomas 1925) ; Canis mesomelas subsp. arenarum (Thomas 1926) ; Canis mesomelas subsp. variegatoides A. Smith 1833 .