dog like enough to explain the popular name, its most striking characteristic is the series of 15-20 dark brown vertical stripes ranging down its back to the long, inflexible tail.
(its most striking characteristic; is; the series of 15-20 dark brown vertical stripes) (15-20 dark brown vertical stripes; ranging; down; its back to the long, inflexible tail)
its most striking characteristic 15-20 dark brown vertical stripes
is ranging
the series of 15-20 dark brown vertical stripes
down its back to the long, inflexible tail