Araguaian river dolphin | |
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An Araguaian river dolphin (Inia araguaiaensis) surfacing to breathe in Cantão State Park, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Infraorder: | Cetacea |
Family: | Iniidae |
Genus: | Inia |
Species: | I. araguaiaensis
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Binomial name | |
Inia araguaiaensis | |
Inia spp. ranges. I. araguaiaensis is in blue at right; I. geoffrensis and I. boliviensis are light green and purple, respectively. |
The Araguaian river dolphin or Araguaian boto (Inia araguaiaensis) is a South American river dolphin population native to the Araguaia–Tocantins basin of Brazil.