Gavial
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(g´vl), large reptile of the crocodile order, found in rivers from Pakistan to Myanmar.
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Scientific Name: Tomistoma schlegelii
Family: Crocodylidae
Adult Size: Up to about 16 feet
Range: Indonesia
Habitat: Remote freshwater swamps ...
Gavialis is at the center of an evolutionary puzzle. Based on its anatomy and the fossil record, Gavialis is distantly related to other living crocodylians and is part of a lineage that diverged in the Late Cretaceous.
Gavialus gangeticus
The gharial ('gary-el') is one of the largest crocodilian species, with males reaching 20 to 23 feet in length. Gharials have long, narrow snouts that contain up to 110 interlocking teeth.
Gavialis
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The Indian gavial (or gharial) is one of the rarest crocodile species in Asia. For a long time, it was in no danger from humans, because it was dedicated to the god Vishnu and considered holy.
The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), sometimes called the Indian gharial or gavial, is one of two surviving members of the family Gavialidae, a long-established group of crocodile-like reptiles with long, narrow jaws.
Gavials: The Indian gharial is the last living species; they can be identified by their long snout.
Gharial - Gavialis gangeticus
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Gharials (Gavialis gangeticus) are a critically endangered crocodilian most recognizable for their long, slender snout.
Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
The gharial is one of the largest crocodilians (a group that also includes crocodiles, alligators and caimans) with the narrowest snout of... More 18 Images 8 Videos ...
The Gharial, Gavialis gangeticus is uniformly dark olive-gray with a pale yellow belly. Juveniles have dark spots and cross bands against a light background. Gharials have an extremely elongated snout.
Crocodilia (crocodiles, gavials, caimans, and alligators): 23 species
Sphenodontia (tuataras from New Zealand): 2 species
Squamata (lizards, snakes, and worm lizards): approximately 7,900 species ...
One family of crocodilians includes the crocodiles, alligators and caimans - Crocodylidae; the second family, Gavialidae, has only one member - the gharial or gavial (a very narrow-snouted crocodile).
crocodiles,
alligators & caimans,
gharials or gavials.
Crocodilians are reptiles, and are found in hot tropical areas of the world.
The archosaur clade includes two living orders, crocodilians (of which Alligatoridae, Crocodylidae and Gavialidae are the only surviving families) and dinosaurs (of which birds are the sole surviving members), ...
There are three groups (families) of crocodilians: the alligatoridae, which includes the alligator and the caimans; the crocodylidae, which includes the "true" crocodiles; and the gavialidae, which contains only the gharial.
Most people think of snakes when they hear the word reptiles, but reptiles also include chelonians (turtles and tortoises), crocodilians (crocodiles, alligators, caiman, gavials), lizards and tuataras.
Crocodilians (crocodiles, alligators, gavials and caimans) account for 23 species, including the world's largest reptile, the saltwater crocodile.
The man eaters of the crocodile family live in parts of Asia and North Australia and tropical Pacific islands and the Nile crocodile, was worshiped to and embalmed by some ancient Egyptians. The Indian and Malaysian gavials, ...
(a) Nasal bones very small, and widely separated from the premaxilla (which encloses the nostrils) by the maxillaries which join each other for a long distance along the dorsal mid-line.... Gavialis gangeticus of India, the " gharial " or fish-eater.
alternative name: marsh crocodile stems from its scientific name, with palustris translating as 'of the marshes'. In Northern India the mugger is such a social crocodile that it is often found to be sympatric with another type of crocodile, Gavialis ...
The term can also be used more loosely to include all members of the order Crocodilia: i.e. the true crocodiles, the alligators and caimans (family Alligatoridae) and the gharial (family Gavialidae).
 See also: Crocodile, Reptile, Alligator, Gharial, Lizard
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