The New Guinea singing dog or New Guinea Highland dog
is an ancient (
basal
Basal or basilar is a term meaning ''base'', ''bottom'', or ''minimum''.
Science
* Basal (anatomy), an anatomical term of location for features associated with the base of an organism or structure
* Basal (medicine), a minimal level that is nec ...
) lineage of
dog
The dog (''Canis familiaris'' or ''Canis lupus familiaris'') is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it is derived from the extinct Pleistocene wolf, and the modern wolf is the dog's nearest living relative. Do ...
[ found in the New Guinea Highlands, on the island of ]New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
. Once considered to be a separate species in its own right, under the name ''Canis hallstromi'', it is closely related to the Australian dingo
The dingo (''Canis familiaris'', ''Canis familiaris dingo'', ''Canis dingo'', or ''Canis lupus dingo'') is an ancient (Basal (phylogenetics), basal) lineage of dog found in Australia (continent), Australia. Its taxonomic classification is de ...
. The dog is unique among canines, as it is one of the few to be considered “barkless” (hence its common name of “singing dog”), and known for its unusual “yodel
Yodeling (also jodeling) is a form of singing which involves repeated and rapid changes of pitch between the low-pitch chest register (or "chest voice") and the high-pitch head register or falsetto. The English word ''yodel'' is derived from th ...
”-like style of vocalizing. Another so-called “barkless”, albeit domesticated, dog is the Basenji, of African lineage.
In 1989, the Australian mammalogist Tim Flannery
Timothy Fridtjof Flannery (born 28 January 1956) is an Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist, Conservation biology, conservationist, Exploration, explorer, author, Science communication, science communicator, activist and p ...
took a photo of a black-and-tan dog in Telefomin District
Telefomin District is a district of Sandaun Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Telefomin. Its inhabitants include the Mountain Ok people, a cultural group with numerous sub-groups including the Telefol, the Urapmin, and the Wopkaimin ...
. He noted that these dogs lived with local tribal peoples in the mountains, and that feral populations lived in the alpine and sub-alpine grasslands of the Star Mountains
The Star Mountains (Dutch (colonial)'': Sterrengebergte''; Indonesian'': Pegunungan Bintang'') are a mountain range in western Papua New Guinea and the eastern end of Highland Papua, Indonesia, stretching from the eastern end of Indonesia to the ...
and the Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.Wharton Range
The Wharton Range is a mountain range in Papua New Guinea.