Mammals · La Saladita, Guerrero

Domestic Dog

Canis familiaris

Spanish: Kiltro

Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris)
Photographed by marumg on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC-SA

The dog is a domesticated descendant of wolves. Also called the domestic dog, it was selectively bred during the Late Pleistocene by hunter-gatherers. Dogs and the modern gray wolf share a common ancestor. Dogs were the first species to be domesticated over 14,000 years ago, before the development of agriculture, though genetic studies suggest the domestication process may have begun over 25,000 years ago. Due to their long association with humans, dogs have gained the ability to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canids. Most often recorded in Oct.

TaxonomyMammalia › Carnivora › Canidae
Local records5 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records150,990 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2020 – 2020
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/canis-familiaris/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.