Mastiffs · the Gate

Saint Bernard[4]

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Photograph of the Saint Bernard breed
Photo: Rafael Dominguez Rodriguez, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Family
Mastiffs[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
Alpine[1]
FCI
Standard no. 61, group 2[5] Molossian type
Origin
Switzerland[5] Map point 46°48′ N · 8°14′ E[6]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
Other names
St. Bernard (Wikidata), Saint-bernard (French), Sint-Bernard (Dutch)[3]
In the study
STBD[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

Closest in this tree: Leonberger. [1]

Also in the Alpine clade: Bernese Mountain Dog, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog.

Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.

Sources

  1. Parker HG, Dreger DL, Rimbault M, et al. Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development. Cell Reports 19(4):697-708, 2017. read 2026-11-04
  2. Dogtrails visual system, docs/DESIGN.md §2 "Attribution des 30 races": editorial choice by breed, not a datum (docs/DESIGN.md) read 2026-11-04
  3. Wikidata Q38090 (St. Bernard) read 2026-11-09
  4. Dogtrails display names, data/manual/display-names.json: Wikidata label "St. Bernard". Parker name and site id: Saint Bernard (FCI 61 writes "St. Bernhardshund" / "St. Bernard"). (data/manual/display-names.json) read 2026-11-09
  5. FCI nomenclature, standard n° 61 "ST. BERNARD" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
  6. Wikidata Q39 (Switzerland, P625) read 2026-11-09

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