Physical and DNA evidence mark out the Australian animals as distinct.A team of researchers says it has identified a new species of humpback dolphin.Physical and genetic evidence suggests that cetaceans found in waters off northern Australia are distinct within the humpback family.
"Based on the findings of our combined morphological and genetic analyses, we can suggest that the humpback dolphin genus includes at least four member species," said co-author Martin Mendez, from the Wildlife Conservation Society's Latin America and the Caribbean programme.
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