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Gharial - Gavialis gangeticus
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Gharials (Gavialis gangeticus) are a critically endangered crocodilian most recognizable for their long, slender snout.
Gharial (Gavial)
Gavialus gangeticus
Endangered
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.
The false gharial is an unusual freshwater crocodilian (a group that includes alligators, crocodiles, caimans and the gharial) about which very little is known.
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Gavialis gangeticus, the Indian gharial, is perhaps the most distinctive of living crocodylians. Its long, tubular snout is usually viewed as an adaptation for catching the fish that make up the bulk of its diet.
Gharials have between 106 and 110 interlocking, razor-sharp teeth, which help them catch slippery fish. The long, narrow snouts of gharials have low resistance, increasing their speed through water.
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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.
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.
Also called gharial, the gavial (Gavialis gangeticus) is distinguished from the crocodiles and alligators by its extremely long, slender, parallel-sided snout. It feeds chiefly on fish, which it catches with side-to-side sweeps of the head.
Crocodiles and alligators, along with caiman and gharials, are part of a group of reptiles known as crocodilians. There are 23 species of crocodilians found in over 90 countries around the world.
The easiest to identify is the gharial because it has an extremely long, thin snout. True crocodiles have lower teeth which fit into notches either side of the outer upper jaw - protruding when the jaws are closed.
Genus Tomistoma (false gharial)
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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.
While all crocodilians (alligators, crocodiles, caiman and gharials) eat fish, many species focus on certain prey species.
(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.
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: Reptile, Crocodile, Alligator, Gavial, Lizard
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