An Araguaian river dolphin (Inia araguaiaensis) surfacing to breathe in Cantão State Park, Brazil
Conservation status
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Infraorder:
Cetacea
Family:
Iniidae
Genus:
Inia
Species:
I. araguaiaensis
Binomial name
Inia araguaiaensis
Hrbek, Da Silva, Dutra, Farias, 2014
Inia spp. ranges. I. araguaiaensis is in blue at right; I. geoffrensis and I. boliviensis are light green and purple, respectively.
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