Taxonomic revision of the South Asian River dolphins

Re Indus and Ganges River dolphins.
Authors of the reference below elevate the Indus subspecies, Platanista gangetica minor, to species level, Platanista minor.
Reference: 
Gill T. Braulik, Frederick I. Archer, Uzma Khan, Mohammad Imran, Ravindra K. Sinha, Thomas A. Jefferson, Carl Donovan, Jeff A. Graves. Taxonomic revision of the South Asian River dolphins ( Platanista ): Indus and Ganges River dolphins are separate speciesMarine Mammal Science, 2021; DOI: 10.1111/mms.12801

 

1 Comment

Leave a Reply