Indian dolphin

Indian dolphin Temporal range: Template:Fossil range Quaternary – recent
Ganges river dolphin breaking the surface
Scientific classification
:	[[Template:Taxonomy/Platanista]] Wagler, 1830
Type species
Delphinus gangeticus Lebeck, 1801
Species
Platanista gangetica Platanista minor
Current ranges of the Indus river dolphin and Ganges river dolphin

Indian dolphins, belonging to the genus Platanista, are toothed whales found in the waterways of the Indian subcontinent. Historically, they were regarded as a single species (P. gangetica), with the Ganges river dolphin and the Indus river dolphin considered subspecies (P. g. gangetica and P. g. minor respectively). However, due to genetic and morphological studies, they were reclassified as distinct species in 2021. It is estimated that the Ganges and Indus river dolphins diverged around 5,50,000 years ago. These dolphins are the sole surviving members of the family Platanistidae and the superfamily Platanistoidea. Fossils of their ancient ancestors have been traced back to the late Oligocene period.