Inia
Inia is a genus of river dolphins from South America containing one to four species.
| Inia | |
|---|---|
| An Amazon river dolphin at the Duisburg Zoo. | |
| Size compared to an average human | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Cetacea |
| Family: | Iniidae |
| Genus: | Inia d'Orbigny, 1834 |
| Type species | |
| Delphinus geoffrensis Blainville, 1817 | |
| Species | |
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| Inia spp. ranges. I. araguaiaensis, I. geoffrensis and I. boliviensis are blue, light green and purple, respectively. I. humboldtiana is grouped with geoffrensis. | |
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