South Asian river dolphin
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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 (P. g. gangetica) and Indus river dolphin (P. g. 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. From the 1970s until 1998, they were regarded as separate species; however, in 1998, their classification was changed from two separate species to subspecies of a single species (see taxonomy below). The Ganges river dolphin has been recognized by the government of India as its National Aquatic Animal.
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| Goddess Ganga and the Gangetic Dolphin Goddess Ganga and the Gangetic Dolphin www.biodiversityofindia.org/.../index.php?title=Goddess_Ganga_and_the_Gangetic_Dolphin - Web |
| Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, South Asia... Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, South Asian river dolphin: Platanista gangetica www2.wdcs.org/species/species.php?sp=Platanista_gangetica - Web |
| US National Marine Fisheries Service Indus River D... US National Marine Fisheries Service Indus River Dolphin web page www.nmfs.noaa.gov/.../indusriverdolphin.htm - Web |
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| Convention on Migratory Species page on the Ganges... Convention on Migratory Species page on the Ganges River Dolphin www.cms.int/.../p_gangetica.htm - Web |
| Walker's Mammals of the World Online - Ganges Rive... Walker's Mammals of the World Online - Ganges River Dolphin www.press.jhu.edu/.../cetacea.platanistidae.platanista.html - Web |
| World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - species profile... World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - species profile for the Ganges River dolphin www.panda.org/.../ - Web |
