Platanista minor Owen 1853

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Cetacea, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 723-743 : 738

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scientific name	Platanista minor Owen 1853
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Treatment

Platanista minor Owen 1853 , Descrip. Cat. Osteol. R. Mus. Coll. Surgeons, Vol. 2: 448.

Type Locality: Pakistan, "from the Indus" River.

Vernacular Names: Indus River Dolphin.

Synonyms: Platanista indi Blyth 1859 .

Distribution: Pakistan, Indus River system.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Endangered as P. gangetica minor .

Discussion: Reviewed by Reeves and Brownell (1989). See Van Bree (1976). Formerly included in gangetica ; see Pilleri and Gihr (1971) and Pilleri and Gihr (1976 b, 1976 a).