Araguaian river dolphin, Araguaian boto (Inia araguaiaensis) An Araguaian river dolphin (Inia araguaiaensis) surfacing to breathe in Cantão State Park, Brazil
Description
English: An Araguaian river dolphin (Inia araguaiensis) in Cantão State Park, Brazil
Date 1 May 2012, 09:34:35
Author Rio Cicica
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inia_araguaiensis.jpg
The Araguaian river dolphin or Araguaian boto (Inia araguaiaensis) is a South American river dolphin population whose identification as a species distinct from the Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) was announced in 2014. It is native to the Araguaia–Tocantins basin of Brazil. Order: Artiodactyla, Infraorder: Cetacea, Family: Iniidae, Genus: Inia, Species: Inia araguaiaensis Hrbek, Da Silva, Dutra, Farias, 2014.
