The Segugio dell'Appennino or Piccolo Lepraiolo Italiano is an Italian breed of small scenthound, bred specifically to hunt hare.
[3] It received full recognition from the Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana in 2010;[4] it is not recognised by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale.
The Segugio dell'Appennino was described as a breed or type distinct from other Italian dogs of segugio type in 1882, in an article in the magazine La Caccia Illustrata.
[2] A breed standard was drawn up by the Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana in 2005,[5]: 327 and the breed received full recognition in 2010.
[2] In 2015 an analysis of microsatellite data found no significant genetic distance between the Segugio dell'Appennino and the Segugio Maremmano.