Tomistoma schlegelii

Tomistoma schlegelii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Eusuchia

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

Familia: Gavialidae
Subfamilia: Tomistominae
Genus: Tomistoma
Species: Tomistoma schlegelii

Name

Tomistoma schlegelii Müller, 1838

Type locality: Karau river and Lake Lamoeda on river Doeson, Southern Borneo

Holotype: Syntypes RMNH 39581, RMNH 35444, RMNH 35445, RMNH 7934, RMNH 7935, RMNH 35449, RMNH 3198, RMNH 3200

Synonyms

• Crocodilus (Gavialis) schlegelii Müller, 1838
• Tomistoma schlegelii — King & Burke, 1989
• Tomistoma schlegelii — Cox et al., 1998
• Tomistoma schlegelii — Chan-Ard et al., 1999

References

• S. Müller: Waarnemingen over de Indische Krokodillen en Beschrijving Van Enne Nieuwe Soort. Tijdschrift voor Natuurlijke Geschiedenis en Physiologie. Amsterdam and Leyden. 5: 61–87, pl. 3. (1838)
• S. Müller: Ueber den Character der Thierwelt auf den Inseln des indischen Archipels, ein Beitrag zur zoologischen Geographie. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 12(1): 109–128. (1846)
• Tomistoma schlegelii at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 August 2009.
• IUCN: Tomistoma schlegelii Müller, 1838 (Endangered)
• Tomistoma schlegelii Müller, 1838 Report on ITIS

Vernacular names

Bahasa Indonesia: Buaya sepit
Bahasa Melayu: Buaya Jejulong
Deutsch: Sunda-Gavial
English: False gharial
français: Faux-gavial de Malaisie
עברית: גאביאל חקיין
magyar: Szunda-krokodil
日本語: マレーガビアル
polski: Krokodyl gawialowy, krokodyl sundajski
português: Falso-gavial, Gavial-da-malásia
русский: Псевдогавиал
suomi: Sundagaviaali, valegaviaali
ไทย: ตะโขง, จระเข้ปากกระทุงเหว
Tiếng Việt: Cá sấu Ấn Độ giả

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