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scientific name of dog

"Canis lupus familiaris"
"Canis lupus familiaris and Canis lupus dingo"
What or who is the name which is used in science to describe domestic dog (any dog from a breed or mixture of breeds commonly kept as pets, not any other member of the dog family like a fox, wolf or coyote)?
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Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae
Canis lupis familiaris Scientific names consist of first the family name (first letter always capitalized) followed by the species name (always lowercase).
The scientific name for a dog is Canis familiarus and the common name for a dog is basicly a dog.
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