The dhole (/ d oʊ l / dohl; Cuon alpinus) is a canid native to Central, South, East and Southeast Asia.It is genetically close to species within the genus Canis,: Fig. 10 but distinct in several anatomical aspects: its skull is convex rather than concave in profile, it lacks a third lower molar and the upper molars possess only a single cusp as opposed to between two and four.