Inia araguaiaensis
Hrbek, Farias, Dutra, & V. M. F. da Silva in Hrbek, V. M. F. da Silva, Dutra, Gravena, A. R. Martin, & Farias, 2014
Araguaian River Dolphin
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Artiodactyla |
| Suborder | : Whippomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Cetacea |
| Parvorder | : Odontoceti |
| Superfamily | : Inioidea |
| Family | : Iniidae |
| Genus | : Inia |
Species status
Authority citation
Hrbek, T., Silva, V.M.F. da, Dutra, N., Gravena, W., Martin, A.R. and Farias, I.P. 2014-01-22. A new species of river dolphin from Brazil or: how little do we know our biodiversity. PLoS ONE 9(1):e83623.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083623Original name as described
Inia araguaiaensis
Other common names
Araguaian Boto
Type material
INPA MA 144
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"entrance of Lake Jurumirim" Araguaia River, State of Goiás.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
Taxonomy notes
recently described based on populations previously attributed to S. geoffrensis; some authors do not recognized four species within Inia based on the lack of data from where the species come in contact, however, pending further studies into these species contact zones, they are continually recognized
Taxonomy notes citation
Hrbek, T., da Silva, V. M. F., Dutra, N., Gravena, W., Martin, A. R., & Farias, I. P. (2014). A new species of river dolphin from Brazil or: how little do we know our biodiversity. PLoS one, 9(1), e83623. · Siciliano, S., Emin-Lima, R., Dos Prazeres Rodrigues, D., Roges, E.M., Brownell, R.L., Jr., Ott, P.H., Costa, A.F., Valiati, V.H. and Rosa de Oliveira, L. 2016a. Threats and conservation status of the Araguaian boto (Inia araguaiaensis) in Brazil. International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee Document SC/66B/SM/21. · Emin-Lima, R., Machado, F. A., Siciliano, S., Gravena, W., Aliaga-Rossel, E., de Sousa e Silva, J., ... & de Oliveira, L. R. (2022). Morphological disparity in the skull of Amazon River dolphins of the genus Inia (Cetacea, Iniidae) is inconsistent with a single taxon. Journal of Mammalogy. · Tenille, A. F. C. J. S., e Silva, D. J. D. S., & de Oliveira, J. L. R. New genetic data extend the range of river dolphins Inia in the Amazon Delta.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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