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Genus of mammals
The
dolphin
genus Sotalia is considered to have two member
species with the classification of
Sotalia guianensis
[3]
[4] as a distinct species from
Sotalia fluviatilis
[5]
[6] in 2007. This was a result of recent morphometric analyses, as well as
mitochondrial DNA analysis.
[7]
Members of this genus are found in the
Atlantic and
Caribbean coasts of
Central and
South America as well as in the
Amazon River and most of its
tributaries .
[4]
Member species
References
^
"Sotalia " .
Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved January 26, 2013 .
^
Wilson, D. E. ; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005).
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press.
ISBN
978-0-8018-8221-0 .
OCLC
62265494 .
^ Cunha, H.A.; V.M.F. da Silva; J. Lailson-Brito Jr.; M.C.O. Santos; P.A.C. Flores; A.R. Martin; A.F. Azevedo; A.B.L. Fragoso; R.C. Zanelatto & A.M. Solé-Cava (2005). "Riverine and marine ecotypes of Sotalia dolphins are different species". Marine Biology . 148 (2): 449–457.
doi :
10.1007/s00227-005-0078-2 .
S2CID
49359327 .
^
a
b
"Sotalia guianensis, Guiana Dolphin, Costero" . Convention on Migratory Species. 2010. Archived from
the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2013 .
^
"Wilson & Readers Mammals Species of the World" . Retrieved January 26, 2013 .
^
IUCN redlist.org
^ Caballero S, Trujillo F, Vianna JA, Barrios-Garrido H, Montiel MG, Beltran-Pedreros S, Marmontel M, Santos MC, Rossi-Santos M, Santos FR, Baker CS (2007) Taxonomic status of the genus Sotalia: species level ranking for 'tucuxi' (Sotalia fluviatilis) and 'costero' (Sotalia guianensis) dolphins. Mar Mamm Sci 23: 358-386.
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