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The Commerson's Dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii, is a blunt-headed dolphin with a black and white coloration. it's also called the Black-and-White Dolphin, Piebald Dolphin or Tonina Dolphin.

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The Commerson's Dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii, is a blunt-headed dolphin with a black and white coloration. it's also called the Black-and-White Dolphin, Piebald Dolphin or Tonina Dolphin.

Commerson's Dolphin - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii), also referred to by the common names skunk dolphin, piebald dolphin or panda dolphin, is a small oceanic dolphin of the genus Cephalorhynchus. Commerson's dolphin has two geographically-isolated but locally-common subspecies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerson%27s_dolphin
ADW: Commerson's Dolphin - Cephalorhynchus commersonii

Commerson's dolphins are mostly white and have black marked faces and bodies. This black and white pattern varies with geographic location as well as age and sex.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cephalorhynchus_commersonii/
Commerson's Dolphins, Cephalorhynchus Commersonii - MarineBio

Find out what's known about Commerson's Dolphins, Cephalorhynchus commersonii, Mammalia, Cetacea, Delphinidae, including their world range and habitats, feeding behaviors, life history, ecology, reproduction, and conservation status.
http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=349
Commerson's Dolphin - Cephalorhynchus commersonii - ARKive

Learn more about the Commerson's dolphin - with amazing Commerson's dolphin videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/commersons-dolphin/cephalorhynchus-commersonii/
Commerson's Dolphin - Whale Facts

Measuring in at less than 6 ft. Commerson's dolphin is small species of dolphin that can be found traveling in south america in and around coastal waters.
http://www.whalefacts.org/commersons-dolphin-facts/
What is a Commerson's Dolphin? SeaWorld - YouTube

What's black and white and swims upside-down? Commerson's dolphins at Aquatica by SeaWorld! Find out all about this unique dolphin species.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3Pt-8CxXDA
Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Commerson's Dolphin)

The IUCN red list of threatened species information on the Commerson's dolphin.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/4159/0
Commerson's Dolphin Species Guide - WDC

Cephalorhynchus commersonii species guide - these beautiful dolphins with their distinctive black and white markings have the nickname "puffing pigs" for the sound their blow makes.
http://us.whales.org/species-guide/commersons-dolphin
Commerson's Dolphin Facts - Dolphins-World

There are quite a few different names that the Commerson's Dolphin is known by. They include the Panda Dolphin, Skunk Dolphin, and the Piebald Dolphin. However, the rightful name for them is the result of the Philbert Commerson who saw them in 1767 in the Strait of Magellan and shared his information.
http://www.dolphins-world.com/commersons-dolphin/
Commerson's Dolphin InfoBook - SeaWorld

Get to know all the info on the engaging and high-energy Commerson's Dolphins.
https://seaworld.org/en/animal-info/animal-infobooks/commersons-dolphins

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Commerson's dolphin^[1]

A Commerson's dolphin in Chubut Province.

Size compared to an average human
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[3]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Delphinidae
Genus:	Cephalorhynchus
Species:	C. commersonii
Binomial name
*Cephalorhynchus commersonii* Lacépède, 1804
Subspecies
C. c .commersonii C. c .kerguelensis

C. c. commersonii distribution near South America

C. c. kerguelensis distribution near the Kerguelen Islands

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Commerson's Dolphin - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii), also referred to by the common names skunk dolphin, piebald dolphin or panda dolphin, is a small oceanic dolphin of the genus Cephalorhynchus. Commerson's dolphin has two geographically-isolated but locally-common subspecies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerson%27s_dolphin
ADW: Commerson's Dolphin - Cephalorhynchus commersonii

Commerson's dolphins are mostly white and have black marked faces and bodies. This black and white pattern varies with geographic location as well as age and sex.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cephalorhynchus_commersonii/
Commerson's Dolphins, Cephalorhynchus Commersonii - MarineBio

Find out what's known about Commerson's Dolphins, Cephalorhynchus commersonii, Mammalia, Cetacea, Delphinidae, including their world range and habitats, feeding behaviors, life history, ecology, reproduction, and conservation status.
http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=349
Commerson's Dolphin - Cephalorhynchus commersonii - ARKive

Learn more about the Commerson's dolphin - with amazing Commerson's dolphin videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/commersons-dolphin/cephalorhynchus-commersonii/
Commerson's Dolphin - Whale Facts

Measuring in at less than 6 ft. Commerson's dolphin is small species of dolphin that can be found traveling in south america in and around coastal waters.
http://www.whalefacts.org/commersons-dolphin-facts/
What is a Commerson's Dolphin? SeaWorld - YouTube

What's black and white and swims upside-down? Commerson's dolphins at Aquatica by SeaWorld! Find out all about this unique dolphin species.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3Pt-8CxXDA
Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Commerson's Dolphin)

The IUCN red list of threatened species information on the Commerson's dolphin.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/4159/0
Commerson's Dolphin Species Guide - WDC

Cephalorhynchus commersonii species guide - these beautiful dolphins with their distinctive black and white markings have the nickname "puffing pigs" for the sound their blow makes.
http://us.whales.org/species-guide/commersons-dolphin
Commerson's Dolphin Facts - Dolphins-World

There are quite a few different names that the Commerson's Dolphin is known by. They include the Panda Dolphin, Skunk Dolphin, and the Piebald Dolphin. However, the rightful name for them is the result of the Philbert Commerson who saw them in 1767 in the Strait of Magellan and shared his information.
http://www.dolphins-world.com/commersons-dolphin/
Commerson's Dolphin InfoBook - SeaWorld

Get to know all the info on the engaging and high-energy Commerson's Dolphins.
https://seaworld.org/en/animal-info/animal-infobooks/commersons-dolphins

Commerson's dolphin^[1]

A Commerson's dolphin in Chubut Province.

Size compared to an average human
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)^[3]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Delphinidae
Genus:	Cephalorhynchus
Species:	C. commersonii
Binomial name
*Cephalorhynchus commersonii* Lacépède, 1804
Subspecies
C. c .commersonii C. c .kerguelensis

C. c. commersonii distribution near South America

C. c. kerguelensis distribution near the Kerguelen Islands

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Commerson's Dolphin

The Commerson's Dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii, is a blunt-headed dolphin with a black and white coloration. it's also called the Black-and-White Dolphin, Piebald Dolphin or Tonina Dolphin.

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