page_title: Boto
hierarchical_section_title: Boto
caption_attribution_description: Inia at the zoo of Duisburg with Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: An Amazon river dolphin
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