Gavialis gangeticus

Gavialis gangeticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eusuchia

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Familia: Gavialidae
Genus: Gavialis
Species: Gavialis gangeticus

Name

Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin, 1789)

Type locality: Senegal and Ganges; restricted to Ganges River by Wermuth (1953: 504)

Synonyms

• Lacerta gangetica Gmelin, 1789
• Crocodilus gavial Bonnaterre, 1789
• Crocodilus longirostris Schneider, 1801
• Crocodilus arctirostris Daudin, 1802 (nom. subst.)
• Crocodilus tenuirostris Cuvier, 1807
• Rkamphostoma (sic) tenuirostre — Wagler, 1830 (fide D & B 1836)
• Gavialis gangeticus — Gray, 1831
• Gavialis gangeticus — Duméril & Bibron, 1836
• Gavialis gangeticus — King & Burke, 1989

References

• Gmelin,S.G. 1789. In: Linnaeus, C. "Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus 1, Pars III. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Georg. Emanuel Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]." pp. 1033-1516.
• Gavialis gangeticus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 August 2009.
• IUCN: Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin, 1789) (Critically Endangered)
• Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin, 1789) Report on ITIS

Vernacular names

česky: Gaviál indický
Deutsch: Gangesgavial
English: Gangetic Gharial
español: Gavial
Esperanto: Gavialo
français: Gavial du Gange
hrvatski: Gavijal, indijski gavijal
italiano: Gaviale del Gange
עברית: גאביאל
Nederlands: Gangesgaviaale
日本語: インドガビアル
norsk bokmål: Gangesgavial
polski: Gawial gangesowy
português: Gavial
русский: Гавиал
suomi: Gaviaali, gangesingaviaali
svenska: Gavialer
ไทย: ตะโขงอินเดีย
ייִדיש: גאַװיאַל

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