Inia boliviensis

d'Orbigny, 1834

Bolivian River Dolphin

Formerly Inia geoffrensis boliviensis, Amazon River Dolphin. Also as Bolivian Bufeo|Bolivian Boto.
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Location:Bolivia, Santa Cruz department, Agua Sal (=?Aguaizal/Awaisa), near Santa RosaDate taken:Aug 24, 2022

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 6680

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Cetacea
Infraorder : Odontoceti
Superfamily : Inioidea
Family : Iniidae
Genus : Inia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

d'Orbigny, A. 1834. Notice sur un nouveau genre de cétacé, des rivières du centre de l'Amérique méridionale. Nouvelles annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 3:28-36.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=XWU_AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA31

Original name as described

Inia Boliviensis

Other common names

Bolivian Bufeo · Bolivian Boto

Type material

MNHN-ZM-AC-A11478

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"la rivière du Guaporé" (= Iteñez) near "Principe de Béira, " Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia · Brazil

Taxonomy notes

split from I. 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

Ruiz-García, M., Caballero, S., Martinez-Agüero, M. and Shostell, J.M. 2008. Molecular differentiation among Inia geoffrensis and Inia boliviensis (Iniidae, Cetacea) by means of nuclear intron sequences. Pp. 177–223 in Koven, V.T. (eds.). Population Genetics Research Progress. Nova Biomedical, New York, 362 pp. a#72108 · Hrbek, T., Silva, V.M.F. da, Dutra, N., Gravena, W., Martin, A.R. and 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. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0083623 · Emin-Lima, R., Machado, F.A., Siciliano, S., Gravena, W., Aliaga-Rossel, E., de Sousa e Silva, J., Hingst-Zaher, E. and 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 103(6):1278-1289. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyac039 · 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

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006455

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 3 names and synonyms.

Inia Boliviensis

d'Orbigny, 1834

Family

Iniidae

Root name

boliviensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-AC-A11478

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

31

Authority page URI

https://books.google.com/books?id=XWU_AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA31

Authority publication

Nouvelles annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1840:148, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918362) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67419)
  2. Lesson (1842:200) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Gervais & d'Orbigny (1844:39, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31084918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67508)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006455) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Delphinus Inia

(Rapp, 1837)

Family

Iniidae

Root name

inia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

MNHN-ZM-AC-A11478

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Schlegel (1862:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52276382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37282)

Inia geoffrensis boliviensis

S. Anderson, 1997

Family

Iniidae

Root name

boliviensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

359

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Anderson (1997:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  2. Mead & Brownell (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9684)

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