Order Cetacea Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 723 743 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Platanista gangetica (Roxburgh 1801) [Delphinus] gangeticus Roxburgh 1801 , Asiat. Res. Trans. Soc. (Calcutta ed.), Vol. 7: 170 . Type Locality: India , West Bengal , "in the Ganges... rivers, and creeks, which intersect in the delta of that river to the South, S. E. and east of Calcutta." (= Hooghly River, Ganges River delta). Vernacular Names: Ganges River Dolphin . Distribution: India , Nepal , and Bangladesh : Ganges, Bramaputra, Meghna, Karnaphuli, and Hooghly river systems. Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; IUCN – Endangered as P. g. gangetica . Discussion: Reviewed by Reeves and Brownell (1989) . Formerly included minor (= indi ), see Van Bree (1976) , Pilleri and Gihr (1971) , and Pilleri (1978) .