In southern India, adult males measure on average 29 inches in length, while females measure 26½ inches. Weight ranges 12-19 lbs. In Sri Lanka, they can attain slightly greater sizes than their mainland cousins. Jackals in Sri Lanka, though classed as the same subspecies as those in southern India, have a rooted lobe on the inner side of the third upper premolar. The winter coat of Sri Lankan jackals is shorter, smoother and not as shaggy than those of northern Indian jackals. The coat is also darker on the back, being black and speckled with white. The underside is more pigmented on the chin, hind throat, chest and forebelly, while the limbs are rusty ochreous or rich tan. Moulting occurs earlier in the season than with northern Indian jackals, and the pelt generally does not lighten in colour.[2]
^Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 532–628. ISBN978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^ abFauna of British India: Mammals Volume 2 by R. I. Pocock, printed by Taylor and Francis, 1941
January 01, 1970
lankan, jackal, canis, aureus, naria, also, known, southern, indian, jackal, subspecies, golden, jackal, native, southern, india, lanka, asian, mainland, occurs, whole, southern, part, indian, peninsula, from, thana, near, bombay, northwest, southwards, throug. The Sri Lankan jackal Canis aureus naria also known as the Southern Indian jackal is a subspecies of golden jackal native to southern India and Sri Lanka On the Asian mainland the Sri Lankan jackal occurs in the whole southern part of the Indian peninsula from Thana near Bombay in the northwest southwards through the Western Ghats Mysore the Eastern Ghats and Madura It can be found throughout Sri Lanka 2 Sri Lankan jackal Pregnant female left and maleYala National Park Sri Lanka Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Carnivora Family Canidae Genus Canis Species C aureus Subspecies C a naria Trinomial name Canis aureus nariaWroughton 1916 1 C a naria range purple Synonyms C a lanka Wroughton 1838 In southern India adult males measure on average 29 inches in length while females measure 26 inches Weight ranges 12 19 lbs In Sri Lanka they can attain slightly greater sizes than their mainland cousins Jackals in Sri Lanka though classed as the same subspecies as those in southern India have a rooted lobe on the inner side of the third upper premolar The winter coat of Sri Lankan jackals is shorter smoother and not as shaggy than those of northern Indian jackals The coat is also darker on the back being black and speckled with white The underside is more pigmented on the chin hind throat chest and forebelly while the limbs are rusty ochreous or rich tan Moulting occurs earlier in the season than with northern Indian jackals and the pelt generally does not lighten in colour 2 male grooming female female grooming maleReferences edit Wozencraft W C 2005 Order Carnivora In Wilson D E Reeder D M eds Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed Johns Hopkins University Press pp 532 628 ISBN 978 0 8018 8221 0 OCLC 62265494 a b Fauna of British India Mammals Volume 2 by R I Pocock printed by Taylor and Francis 1941 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sri Lankan jackal amp oldid 1162371758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
