Wildlife at the PondsDingo Perentie

Canis dingo (formerly Canis lupus dingo) belong to a group of primitive dogs characterised by short coats, erect ears, characteristic skull shape and teeth. They breed once a year, unlike domestic dogs that breed twice a year.

On occassion, the wild dingoes have been sighted at the Alice Springs Sewage Ponds.

Dingoes (Canis dingo), Alice Springs Sewerage Ponds NT © Dorothy Latimer
Dingoes (Canis dingo), Alice Springs Sewerage Ponds NT
Dingoes (Canis dingo), Alice Springs Sewerage Ponds NT © Dorothy Latimer
Dingoes (Canis dingo), Alice Springs Sewerage Ponds NT © Dorothy Latimer
Dingoes (Canis dingo), Alice Springs Sewerage Ponds NT © Dorothy Latimer
Dingoes (Canis dingo), Alice Springs Sewerage Ponds NT © Dorothy Latimer
Dingoes (Canis dingo), Alice Springs Sewerage Ponds NT © Dorothy Latimer
Dingoes (Canis dingo), Alice Springs Sewerage Ponds NT © Dorothy Latimer
Dingoes (Canis dingo), Alice Springs Sewerage Ponds NT © Dorothy Latimer
Dingoes (Canis dingo), Alice Springs Sewerage Ponds NT © Dorothy Latimer
Dingoes (Canis dingo), Alice Springs Sewerage Ponds NT © Dorothy Latimer
Dingoes (Canis dingo), Alice Springs Sewerage Ponds NT © Dorothy Latimer

Check out our section on the Dingo (Canis dingo) and Dingo Pup.


  • Scientific Classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Mammalia
  • Order: Carnivora
  • Family: Canidae
  • Genus: Canis
  • Species: C. lupus
  • Subspecies: C. I. dingo
  • Trinomial name: Canis lupus dingo
  • Synonyms: Canis dingo

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