Amazon River Dolphin 🐬
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Inia geoffrensis geoffrensis
EN Endangered
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Amazon River Dolphin
The Amazon river dolphin ( Inia geoffrensis ), also known as the boto , bufeo or pink river dolphin , is a species of toothed whale classified in the family Iniidae. Three subspecies are currently recognized: I. g. geoffrensis (Amazon river dolphin), I. g. boliviensis (Bolivian river dolphin) and I. g. humboldtiana (Orinoco river dolphin). The three subspecies are distributed in the Amazon basin, the upper Madeira River in Bolivia, and the Orinoco basin, respectively.
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