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[[File:Inia.jpg|thumb|right|An Amazon river dolphin]]
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==Classification==
==Classification==


The botos are a [[paraphyly|paraphyletic]] group, defined largely by their [[convergent evolution|evolutionary convergences]].
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The genus ''[[Sotalia]]'' is divided into two [[species]]. The [[costero]] (''S. guianensis'') is distributed in the Atlantic, from [[Florianópolis]] in [[Santa Catarina, Brazil]], and northwards. The [[tucuxi]] (''S. fluviatilis'') lives in the [[river]]s of the Amazon.

[[Burmeister's porpoise]] <!-- spinipinnis'') --> is marine and lives from Santa Catarina to the south.

The [[Amazon river dolphin]] (''Inia geoffrensis'') thrives in fresh water, is endemic to the Amazon basin, and is placed in the [[Endangered]] category of the IUCN.<ref name="iucn Inia geoffrensis">{{Cite iucn | author = Reeves, R.R. | author2 = Jefferson, T.A. | author3 = Karczmarski, L. | author4 = Laidre, K. | author5 = O’Corry-Crowe, G. | author6 = Rojas-Bracho, L. | author7 = Secchi, E.R. | author8 = Slooten, E. | author9 = Smith, B.D. | author10 = Wang, J.Y. | author11 = Zhou, K. | name-list-style = amp | title = ''Inia geoffrensis'' | volume = 2011 | page = e.T10831A3220342 | date = 2011 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T10831A3220342.en }} Database entry includes a lengthy justification of why this species is data-deficient.</ref>

The [[Araguaian river dolphin]] (''I. araguaiaensis'') is a newly identified species native to the [[Araguaia River|Araguaia]]-[[Tocantins River|Tocantins]] basin of [[Brazil]].<ref name="Hrbek2014">{{Cite journal | last1 = Hrbek | first1 = Tomas| last2 = Da Silva | first2 = Vera Maria Ferreira| last3 = Dutra | first3 = Nicole| last4 = Gravena | first4 = Waleska| last5 = Martin | first5 = Anthony R.| last6 = Farias | first6 = Izeni Pires| editor1-last = Turvey | editor1-first = Samuel T.| title = A New Species of River Dolphin from Brazil or: How Little Do We Know Our Biodiversity| doi = 10.1371/journal.pone.0083623 | journal = [[PLOS ONE]] | volume = 9 | pages = e83623 | date = 2014-01-22| issue = 1| pmid = 24465386| pmc = 3898917| bibcode = 2014PLoSO...983623H| doi-access = free}}</ref>

The [[La Plata dolphin]] (''Pontoporia blainvillei''), another vulnerable Brazilian denizen, is a [[Marine (ocean)|marine]] river dolphin that ranges from [[Espírito Santo]], Brazil, to the south.<ref name="iucn Pontoporia blainvillei">{{cite iucn|author=Zerbini, A.N.|author2= Secchi, E.|author3= Crespo, E.|author4= Danilewicz, D. |author5= Reeves, R. |name-list-style=amp |year= 2017 |title= ''Pontoporia blainvillei'' |errata= 2018 |page= e.T17978A123792204 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T17978A50371075.en |access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref>

*Suborder [[Odontoceti]]
**Superfamily [[Delphinoidea]]
***Family [[Delphinidae]]
****Genus ''[[Sotalia]]''
*****Species ''[[Sotalia fluviatilis]]'', tucuxi
*****Species ''[[Sotalia guianensis]]'', costero
***Family [[Phocoenidae]]
****Genus ''[[Phocoena]]''
*****Species ''[[Phocoena spinipinnis]]'', Burmeister's porpoise
**Superfamily [[Platanistoidea]]
***Family [[Iniidae]]
****Genus ''[[Inia]]''
*****Species ''[[Inia araguaiaensis]]''
*****Species ''[[Inia geoffrensis]]''
******Subspecies ''[[Inia geoffrensis geoffrensis]]'', Amazon river dolphin
******Subspecies ''[[Inia geoffrensis boliviensis]]'', Bolivian river dolphin
******Subspecies ''[[Inia geoffrensis humboldtiana]]'', Humboldt's river dolphin
***Family [[Pontoporiidae]]
****Genus ''[[La Plata dolphin|Pontoporia]]''
*****Species ''[[Pontoporia blainvillei]]'', la Plata dolphin or Franciscana

==Folklore==
The "boto" of the Amazon River regions of northern [[Brazil]] are described according to local lore as taking the form of a human or [[merman]], also known as ''Boto cor-de-rosa'' ("Pink Boto" in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]) and with the habit of seducing human women and impregnating them.<ref>Juliette Wood {{google books|48tjDwAAQBAJ|Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore: From Medieval Times to the Present Day (2018)|page=62}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Mammals of Brazil]]
[[Category:Mammals of Brazil]]
[[Category:River dolphins]]
[[Category:River dolphins]]
[[Category:Tetrapod common names]]
[[Category:Mammal common names]]

Revision as of 17:51, 27 February 2024

For the village, see Boto, Burkina Faso.
An Amazon river dolphin

Boto is a Portuguese name given to several types of dolphins and river dolphins native to the Amazon and the Orinoco River tributaries. A few botos exist exclusively in fresh water, and these are often considered primitive dolphins.

Classification

The botos are a paraphyletic group, defined largely by their evolutionary convergences.

The genus Sotalia is divided into two species. The costero (S. guianensis) is distributed in the Atlantic, from Florianópolis in Santa Catarina, Brazil, and northwards. The tucuxi (S. fluviatilis) lives in the rivers of the Amazon.

Burmeister's porpoise is marine and lives from Santa Catarina to the south.

The Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) thrives in fresh water, is endemic to the Amazon basin, and is placed in the Endangered category of the IUCN.[1]

The Araguaian river dolphin (I. araguaiaensis) is a newly identified species native to the Araguaia-Tocantins basin of Brazil.[2]

The La Plata dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei), another vulnerable Brazilian denizen, is a marine river dolphin that ranges from Espírito Santo, Brazil, to the south.[3]

Folklore

The "boto" of the Amazon River regions of northern Brazil are described according to local lore as taking the form of a human or merman, also known as Boto cor-de-rosa ("Pink Boto" in Portuguese) and with the habit of seducing human women and impregnating them.[4]

References

  1. ^ Reeves, R.R.; Jefferson, T.A.; Karczmarski, L.; Laidre, K.; O’Corry-Crowe, G.; Rojas-Bracho, L.; Secchi, E.R.; Slooten, E.; Smith, B.D.; Wang, J.Y. & Zhou, K. (2011). "Inia geoffrensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T10831A3220342. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T10831A3220342.en. Database entry includes a lengthy justification of why this species is data-deficient.
  2. ^ Hrbek, Tomas; Da Silva, Vera Maria Ferreira; Dutra, Nicole; Gravena, Waleska; Martin, Anthony R.; Farias, Izeni Pires (2014-01-22). Turvey, Samuel T. (ed.). "A New Species of River Dolphin from Brazil or: How Little Do We Know Our Biodiversity". PLOS ONE. 9 (1): e83623. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...983623H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0083623. PMC 3898917. PMID 24465386.
  3. ^ Zerbini, A.N.; Secchi, E.; Crespo, E.; Danilewicz, D. & Reeves, R. (2018) [errata version of 2017 assessment]. "Pontoporia blainvillei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T17978A123792204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T17978A50371075.en. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  4. ^ Juliette Wood Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore: From Medieval Times to the Present Day (2018), p. 62, at Google Books
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