African hairless dog

African hairless dogs, also known as Abyssinian sand terriers, were hairless dogs from Africa. It is unknown if any examples still exist.
A number of early European accounts from Africa mention a small hairless dog, it was described as fast moving with a short, sharp bark and in appearance it was said to be sandy-coloured with a crest of hair on its head and a tuft on its tail, although photographs fail to show any hair. Three examples were brought to Britain in 1833 and were displayed at the London Zoo as Egyptian Hairless dogs; a specimen dating from 1903 is preserved at the Natural History Museum at Tring in Herefordshire, England. Accounts of African hairless dogs have described them as Abyssinian, Egyptian and Zulu, suggesting hairless dogs were encountered across the continent; it is believed to be extinct, although no thorough search has been conducted across Africa to confirm it no longer exists.