South Asian river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) Description
Platanista gangetica
Date 1884
Source Suggestions to the keepers of the U.S. life-saving stations, light-houses, and light-ships; and to other observers, relative to the best means of collecting and preserving specimens of whales and porpoises, Frederick William True, 1858-1914 http://www.archive.org/details/suggestionstokee00true
Author Unknown
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Platanista_gangetica.jpg
The South Asian river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is a freshwater or river dolphin found in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan which is split into two subspecies, the Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) and Indus river dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor). The Ganges river dolphin is primarily found in the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers and their tributaries in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, while the Indus river dolphin is found in the Indus River in Pakistan and its Beas and Sutlej tributaries.