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geoffrensis

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  • adjective Geoffroy (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Geoffroy's ..."

Etymologies

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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for French naturalist Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

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Examples

  • Large and tiny ornamental fishes, turtles, dolphins (Inia geoffrensis), and manatees (Trichechus inunguis) live in the rivers.

    Japurá-Solimoes-Negro moist forests 2008

  • Along the Paucerna and Verde rivers, giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis (VU) and La Plata otter Lutra longicaudis are present, whereas Boto Inia geoffrensis (VU) is frequent in the Iténez River.

    Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Bolivia 2008

  • Aquatic mammals include Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis, pink, and Sotalia fluviatilis, grey) and endangered manatees (Trichechus inunguis).

    Monte Alegre varzea 2008

  • The freshwater cetaceans, pink dolphins (Inia geoffrensis), grey dolphins (Sotalia fluviatilis), and manatees (Trichechus inunguis) are favorite aquatic mammals in these rivers.

    Purus varzea 2008

  • The rivers are home to abundant boto river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis).

    Beni savanna 2008

  • Two freshwater mammals are endemic to the region: the Amazon manatee (VU) and the boto or pink dolphin Inia geoffrensis (VU) forage over the flooded land.

    Central Amazonian Conservation Complex, Brazil 2008

  • Aquatic mammals include the Amazon River dolphins (Inia geoffrensis, pink, and Sotalia fluviatilis, grey) and vulnerable manatees (Trichechus inunguis).

    Iquitos varzea 2008

  • In the waterways, aquatic mammals include the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), the river dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis), the Amazon River dolphin (Ina geoffrensis) and the river otter (Lutra sp.).

    Coastal Venezuelan mangroves 2008

  • BotoThe boto, Inia geoffrensis, also known as the Inia or Amazon river dolphin, is endemic to the Amazon and Orinoco river systems in South America.

    Hic jacet Lipotes vexillifer: Here lies the baiji 2006

  • BotoThe boto, Inia geoffrensis, also known as the Inia or Amazon river dolphin, is endemic to the Amazon and Orinoco river systems in South America.

    Archive 2006-12-01 2006

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