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Canis lupus familiaris, I think, recently changed from Canis familiaris to acknowledge that dogs are actually the same species as wolves--meaning in this case that they are completely interfertile with wolves.

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The binomial name for 'dog' is Canis familiaris, and the name for human is 'homo sapien'.

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According to the University of Michigan's Animal Diversity Web, the binomial nomenclature used for the classification of the domestic dog is Canis lupus familiaris.

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Canus lupus familiaris

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