Gavialidae

Gavialis gangeticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eusuchia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Subsectio: Pseudosuchia Cladus: Suchia Cladus: Paracrocodylomorpha Cladus: Loricata Superordo: Crocodylomorpha Ordo: Crocodilia Cladus: Mesoeucrocodylia Cladus: Neosuchia Subordo: Eusuchia

Familia: Gavialidae
Subfamiliae (2 + 1†): Gavialinae - Tomistominae - †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: 77BC8123-7F44-4DBE-A307-F7748196DC28)]

Vernacular names

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

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