Gavialidae

Gavialis gangeticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eusuchia

Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Reptilia Subclassis: Diapsida Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Divisio: Archosauria Subdivisio: Crurotarsi Superordo: Crocodylomorpha Ordo: Crocodilia Subordo: Eusuchia

Familia: Gavialidae
Subfamiliae: Tomistominae - Gavialinae - Gryposuchinae

Overview of genera (2)

Gavialis – Tomistoma + fossil genera

Name

• Gavialidae Adams, 1854
  • Type genus: Gavialis Oppel, 1811

Primary references

• Manual Nat. Hist.:70.

Additional references

• Hoser, R. 2012: A review of the taxonomy of the living crocodiles including the description of three new tribes, a new genus, and two new species. Australasian journal of herpetology, (14): 9-16. PDF of whole issue reference page  [the author places the two extant genera, Gavialis and Tomistoma, in a "new tribe" Gavialini of family Crocodylidae, and he erroneously claims authorship of the "new tribe" (see ZooBank)]

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Gaviale
English: Gharial
hrvatski: Gavijal
Nederlands: Gavialen
日本語: ガビアル科
norsk bokmål: Gangesgavial
português: Gavial
suomi: Gaviaali
svenska: Gavial
ไทย: ตะโขง
Tiếng Việt: Họ Cá sấu Ấn Độ

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