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South Asian river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
Subject: South Asian river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
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South Asian river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)


Description
English: « Platanista gangetica » = Platanista gangetica (Ganges river dolphin)
Français: « Platanista gangetica » = Platanista gangetica (Sousouc)
Date 1833-1834
Source Illustrations of Indian Zoology - volume 2 http://archive.org/stream/IllustrationsOfIndianZoology2/Hardwicke2#page/n55/mode/2up
Author Thomas Hardwicke (1755–1835) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hardwicke
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PlatanistaHardwicke.jpg

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 (Platanista gangetica gangetica) and Indus river dolphin (Platanista gangetica 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.

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