Gavialis

Gavialis gangeticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eusuchia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Pseudosuchia Cladus: Suchia Cladus: Paracrocodylomorpha Cladus: Loricata Cladus: Crocodylomorpha Cladus: Solidocrania Cladus: Crocodyliformes Cladus: Mesoeucrocodylia Cladus: Metasuchia Cladus: Neosuchia Cladus: Eusuchia

Familia: Gavialidae
Subfamilia: Gavialinae
Genus: Gavialis
Species (5): G. gangeticus – †G. bengawanicus – †G. breviceps – †G. curvirostris – †G. lewisi

Name

• Gavialis Oppel, 1811

Primary references

• Ordn. Fam. Gatt. Rept.:19.

References

• Martin, J.E. et al. 2012: Gavialis from the Pleistocene of Thailand and its relevance for drainage connections from India to Java. PLoS ONE, 7(9): e44541. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044541

Vernacular names

• অসমীয়া: ঘৰিয়াল
• Deutsch: Gaviale
• English: Gharial
• suomi: Gaviaali
• hrvatski: Gavijal
• Nederlands: Gavialen
• norsk: Gangesgavial
• português: Gavial
• svenska: Gavial
• ไทย: ตะโขงแท้, ตะโขง

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