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Crocodilian native to the Indian subcontinent
The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), also known as gavial or fish-eating crocodile, is a crocodilian in the family Gavialidae and among the longest of all
Gharial
Species of crocodilian
The false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), also known by the names Malayan gharial, Sunda gharial and tomistoma, is a freshwater crocodilian of the family
False_gharial
Family of gharial crocodylians
Gavialidae consists of two living species, the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) and the false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), both occurring in Asia. Many
Gavialidae
The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is classified as a critically endangered species. Its last sighting in Pakistan was reported in 1985. However, there
Gharial conservation in Pakistan
Gharial_conservation_in_Pakistan
Order of reptiles
Crocodylidae), the alligators and caimans (family Alligatoridae), and the gharial and false gharial (family Gavialidae). Although the term "crocodiles" is sometimes
Crocodilia
Genus of crocodilians
snouts used to catch fish, similar to the gharial. Tomistoma contains one extant (living) member, the false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), as well as potentially
Tomistoma
Species in reptile order Crocodilia
true crocodiles, the alligators, and caimans; as well as the gharial and false gharial. A member of this order is called a crocodilian, or colloquially
List_of_crocodilians
Family of large reptilian carnivores
alligators and caimans (both members of the family Alligatoridae), the gharial and false gharial (both members of the family Gavialidae) as well as other extinct
Crocodile
Indian amphibious warfare vessel
INS Gharial is a Magar-class amphibious warfare vessel of the Indian Navy. On 8 November 2024, Indian Navy gifted two Solas Marine fast interceptor boat
INS_Gharial
Urban forest in India
It has a captive breeding and conservation center for the freshwater gharials (gavialis gangeticus), one of the 3 native species of crocodiles in India
Kukrail_Reserve_Forest
Wildlife sanctuary in India
conservation of gharials. The Son Gharial Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary established in 1981 under Project Crocodile for the conservation of gharials. The sanctuary
Son Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary
Son_Gharial_Wildlife_Sanctuary
Extinct genus of reptiles
significantly from that genus, which is represented by the extant gharial. Compared to the gharial, species of Rhamphosuchus are noticeably more robust, with
Rhamphosuchus
Wildlife sanctuary in India
url = }} National Chambal Sanctuary, also called the National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary, is a 5,400 km2 (2,100 sq mi) tri-state protected area
National_Chambal_Sanctuary
Superfamily of large reptiles
Although many extinct species are known, only the gharial Gavialis gangeticus and the false gharial Tomistoma schlegelii are alive today, with Hanyusuchus
Gavialoidea
eastern coast of the country and the Nicobar and Andaman Islands. The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is found in river areas, though is greatly reduced
Crocodilia_in_India
Town in Punjab, Pakistan
Murree is a mountain resort city in the northernmost region of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Lying in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range under
Murree
Large reptile in the genus Alligator
their tongues, but while these organs still excrete salt in crocodiles and gharials, those in most alligators and caimans have lost this ability, or excrete
Alligator
Subfamily of reptiles
false gharial. Many more extinct species are known, extending the range of the subfamily back to the Eocene epoch. In contrast to the false gharial, which
Tomistominae
Wildlife sanctuary in India
Ken Gharial Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Panna and Chhatarpur Districts of Madhya Pradesh, India. It was established for the conservation of gharial
Ken_Gharial_Sanctuary
Genus of gharial
described as a species of the genus Tomistoma, which includes the modern false gharial, later studies have shown that it was actually a much more derived gavialoid
Sutekhsuchus
aquaticcommunity.com. Gavials (Gharials), Gavial (Gharial) Pictures, Gavial (Gharial) Facts. Animals.nationalgeographic.com "Gharial". Archived from the original
List_of_largest_reptiles
Genus of reptiles
Gavialis is a genus of crocodilians that includes the living gharial Gavialis gangeticus and one known extinct species, Gavialis bengawanicus. G. gangeticus
Gavialis
conservation of gharial and crocodile, river dolphin, smooth-coated otter and a number of turtle species. Ken-gharial and Son-gharial sanctuaries are
Flora and fauna of Madhya Pradesh
Flora_and_fauna_of_Madhya_Pradesh
Reptile of Africa
crocodile and gharial reportedly both average around 4 m (13 ft 1 in), so are about 30 cm (12 in) longer on average, and the false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)
Nile_crocodile
Subfamily of gharial crocodylians
closely related to the gharial than to the false gharial. The false gharial was once thought to be only distantly related to the gharial despite its similar
Gavialinae
Country in South Asia
and the Ganges river dolphin. Critically endangered species include the gharial, a crocodilian; the great Indian bustard; and the Indian white-rumped vulture
India
Extinct genus of reptiles
8–20.3 ft), it shares characteristics of both tomistomines and derived gharials, such as a possibly sexually dimorphic vocal structure. Hanyusuchus is
Hanyusuchus
Species of reptile
and additionally rank 4th amongst all extant crocodilians behind the gharial, though there is little to suggest that Orinoco specimens in modern times
Orinoco_crocodile
American-born Indian herpetologist
Coordination Committee for gharial conservation on 1,600 square kilometres (620 sq mi) of the National Chambal Sanctuary for gharials along the Chambal River
Romulus_Whitaker
Extinct species of reptile
an extinct species of crocodilian that is related to the modern Indian gharial. Fossils have been found in Thailand and Indonesia. The type locality is
Gavialis_bengawanicus
Species of crocodile from the Neotropics
crocodile is broader than some specialized fish-eating crocodilians (e.g., gharials and freshwater crocodiles), allowing it to supplement its diet with a wider
American_crocodile
Extinct genus of reptiles
referral to the family Gavialidae, which also includes the extant gharial and false gharial. The strata from which remains of Piscogavialis have been found
Piscogavialis
Species of reptile
the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem". PeerJ. 9 e12094. doi:10.7717/peerj.12094. PMC 8428266. PMID 34567843
Freshwater_crocodile
Species of mongoose from Asia
variety of invertebrates. Along the Chambal River it occasionally feeds on gharial eggs. It breeds throughout the year. Ichneumon edwardsii was the scientific
Indian_grey_mongoose
State in central India
for conservation of gharial and mugger, river dolphin, smooth-coated otter and a number of turtle species. Ken-gharial and Son-gharial sanctuaries are managed
Madhya_Pradesh
Species of crocodile endemic to Cuba
the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem". PeerJ. 9 e12094. Bibcode:2021PeerJ...912094R. doi:10.7717/peerj
Cuban_crocodile
Subfamily of reptiles
the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem". PeerJ. 9 e12094. doi:10.7717/peerj.12094. PMC 8428266. PMID 34567843
Caiman
Extinct genus of gavialoid crocodilian
Gryposuchus might be paraphyletic and rather an evolutionary grade towards the gharial. The type species of Gryposuchus is G. jessei, named based on a well-preserved
Gryposuchus
Extinct genus of reptiles
related to the false gharial: Based on morphological studies of extinct taxa, the tomistomines (including the living false gharial) were long thought to
Dollosuchoides
Extinct subfamily of reptiles
Gavialis gangeticus (the gharial) or Tomistoma schlegelii (the False gharial). The tomistomines (including the living false gharial) were long thought to
Gryposuchinae
Species of reptile
(3.5 in) in length. Other crocodilians like the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) and the false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii) have a proportionately longer
Saltwater_crocodile
Species of crocodile from Asia
is an apex predator in freshwater ecosystems. It is sympatric with the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) in the Rapti and Narayani Rivers, in the eastern
Mugger_crocodile
Organism that eats mostly or exclusively fish tissue
animals in addition to fish, while others, such as the bulldog bat and gharial, are strictly dependent on fish for food. Some creatures, including cnidarians
Piscivore
Extinct species of reptile
species of the crocodylian genus Gavialis and a close relative of the living gharial Gavialis gangeticus. G. browni lived about 5 million years ago in the Sivalik
Gavialis_browni
Extinct genus of reptiles
that of gharials, with a long, elongated snout. It was native to freshwater environments where it likely preyed on fish, similar to living gharials. Champsosaurus
Champsosaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles
shows Maroccosuchus as a member of Tomistominae, related to the false gharial: Based on morphological studies of extinct taxa, the tomistomines were
Maroccosuchus
Species of reptile
the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem". PeerJ. 9 e12094. doi:10.7717/peerj.12094. PMC 8428266. PMID 34567843
New_Guinea_crocodile
Species of reptile
the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem". PeerJ. 9 e12094. doi:10.7717/peerj.12094. PMC 8428266. PMID 34567843
West African slender-snouted crocodile
West_African_slender-snouted_crocodile
Extinct genus of reptiles
related to the false gharial: Based on morphological studies of extinct taxa, the tomistomines (including the living false gharial) were long thought to
Toyotamaphimeia
Species of reptile
the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem". PeerJ. 9 e12094. doi:10.7717/peerj.12094. PMC 8428266. PMID 34567843
Yacare_caiman
Largest extant species of caiman
the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem". PeerJ. 9 e12094. doi:10.7717/peerj.12094. PMC 8428266. PMID 34567843
Black_caiman
Species of reptile
the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem". PeerJ. 9 e12094. doi:10.7717/peerj.12094. PMC 8428266. PMID 34567843
Broad-snouted_caiman
Superfamily of reptiles
superfamily Alligatoroidea is thought to have split from the crocodile-gharial lineage in the late Cretaceous, about 80 million years ago, but possibly
Alligatoroidea
Species of reptile
the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem". PeerJ. 9 e12094. doi:10.7717/peerj.12094. PMC 8428266. PMID 34567843
Smooth-fronted_caiman
Superfamily of crocodiles
mississippiensis (the American alligator) or Gavialis gangeticus (the gharial). This is a stem-based definition for crocodiles, and is more inclusive
Crocodyloidea
Crocodilian native to the Southeastern United States
tetraspis) Osborn’s dwarf crocodile (O. osborni) Family Gavialidae Gavialis Gharial (G. gangeticus) Tomistoma False gharial (T. schlegelii) Reptiles portal
American_alligator
Extinct genus of reptiles
paraphyletic and rather an evolutionary grade towards Gavialis and the gharial, as shown in the cladogram below: Rio, Jonathan P.; Mannion, Philip D.
Ikanogavialis
Genus of reptile
1886, a misspelling of Gavialis, the genus that contains today's Indian gharial. Eventually it was recognized that the material belonged to a distinct
Pseudogavialis
Crocodile attacks on humans
of its remote range), false gharial (only a few confirmed fatalities, all involving very large false gharials) and gharial (a single known fatality, without
Crocodile_attack
Species of reptile
the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem". PeerJ. 9 e12094. doi:10.7717/peerj.12094. PMC 8428266. PMID 34567843
Dwarf_crocodile
Species of crocodile
the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem". PeerJ. 9 e12094. Bibcode:2021PeerJ...912094R. doi:10.7717/peerj
Philippine_crocodile
Extinct genus of pholidosaurid crocodylomorph
been compared with the ghara seen in gharials. However, unlike the ghara, which is only found in male gharials, the bulla is present in all Sarcosuchus
Sarcosuchus
Species of reptile
the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem". PeerJ. 9 e12094. doi:10.7717/peerj.12094. PMC 8428266. PMID 34567843
Morelet's_crocodile
North Indian Ocean cyclonic storm in 2025
India's Tuticorin and arrived in Colombo on 7 December. On 7 December, INS Gharial, carrying 645 tons of relief material, was dispatched from India's Chennai
Cyclone_Ditwah
Family of crocodilians including alligators and caimans
related to the American alligator than to either the Nile crocodile or the gharial. This is a stem-based definition for alligators, and is more inclusive
Alligatoridae
Extinct genus of crocodilian
and fragments of a long, slender snout reminiscent of that of a false gharial, demonstrating that it was a piscivore in life. It was originally tentatively
Harpacochampsa
Clade of reptiles
common ancestor of the three modern lineages of eusuchians: Gavialoidea (gharials), Alligatoroidea (alligators and caimans), and Crocodyloidea (crocodiles)
Eusuchia
"Gharial". Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011. Gavials (Gharials), Gavial (Gharial) Pictures, Gavial (Gharial)
Largest_and_heaviest_animals
Species of reptile
the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem". PeerJ. 9 e12094. doi:10.7717/peerj.12094. PMC 8428266. PMID 34567843
Chinese_alligator
Country in South Asia
and the South Asian river dolphin, as well as the critically endangered gharial, the Bengal florican, and the white-rumped vulture, which has become nearly
Nepal
Wetland park in Hong Kong
animals and models displayed in the Living Wetland Gallery, such as false gharial, mouse deer and green turtle. The Wetland Reserve consists of re-created
Hong_Kong_Wetland_Park
Extinct genus of reptiles
in general were traditionally thought to be related to the modern false gharial, largely because the nasal bones contact the premaxillae, but phylogenetic
Eothoracosaurus
Garden in Rajasthan, India
kingdom). The well-groomed garden's centerpiece is a pond replete with gharials, which used to house magars as well. The pond can be crossed via a suspension
Chambal_Garden
Genus of caiman
and homoplasy: reconciling the shallow molecular divergences of modern gharials with their long fossil". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 285 (1881)
Melanosuchus
Species of reptile
and homoplasy: reconciling the shallow molecular divergences of modern gharials with their long fossil". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 285 (1881)
West_African_crocodile
Species of reptile
the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem". PeerJ. 9 e12094. doi:10.7717/peerj.12094. PMC 8428266. PMID 34567843
Cuvier's_dwarf_caiman
River in India
of minimum water flow requirements of Chambal River in the context of Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) and Gangetic Dolphin (Platanista gangetica) conservation"
Chambal_River
Clade of reptiles
diversity of skull shapes. Several groups convergently evolved elongate gharial-like skulls, which makes determining phylogenetic relationships of these
Neosuchia
Island in Papua New Guinea
sands are found. An extinct gharial species, "Gavialis" papuensis (occasionally informally referred to as "Murua Gharial"), occurred in Woodlark Island
Woodlark_Island
Genus of reptiles
the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem". PeerJ. 9 e12094. doi:10.7717/peerj.12094. PMC 8428266. PMID 34567843
Mecistops
Extinct genus of reptiles
related to the false gharial: Based on morphological studies of extinct taxa, the tomistomines (including the living false gharial) were long thought to
Gavialosuchus
Tiger reserve in Uttar Pradesh, India
junglefowl, cormorants, egrets. Reptiles are represented by marsh crocodile, gharial, five lizard species and several snake species including Indian rock python
Pilibhit_Tiger_Reserve
Family of dinosaurs
The gharial is the most extreme example and a fish specialist; Australian freshwater crocodiles, which have similarly shaped skulls to gharials, also
Spinosauridae
Genus of reptiles
the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem". PeerJ. 9 e12094. doi:10.7717/peerj.12094. PMC 8428266. PMID 34567843
Paleosuchus
Extinct genus of reptiles
crocodylomorph, usually regarded as a gavialoid crocodilian, related to modern gharials. It lived in the Paleocene of Morocco. Described by Hua and Jouve in 2004
Argochampsa
Extinct genus of reptiles
gharial-like in appearance with its long narrow snout but bore no relation to them, being more closely related to modern crocodiles than to gharials.
Charactosuchus
Major river in Asia
reptiles and mammals, including critically endangered species such as the gharial and South Asian river dolphin. The Ganges is the most sacred river to Hindus
Ganges
Species of reptile
tetraspis) Osborn’s dwarf crocodile (O. osborni) Family Gavialidae Gavialis Gharial (G. gangeticus) Tomistoma False gharial (T. schlegelii) Reptiles portal
Osteolaemus_osborni
Extinct family of reptiles
alligator), Crocodylus niloticus (Nile crocodile), Gavialis gangeticus (gharial), Thoracosaurus macrorhynchus, Allodaposuchus precedens, or Hylaeochampsa
Planocraniidae
Species of reptile
tetraspis) Osborn’s dwarf crocodile (O. osborni) Family Gavialidae Gavialis Gharial (G. gangeticus) Tomistoma False gharial (T. schlegelii) Reptiles portal
Central African slender-snouted crocodile
Central_African_slender-snouted_crocodile
Zoo in Florida, United States
institutions where one can see every species of alligator, crocodile, caiman, and gharial. Over the years, the zoo has expanded their collection to include mammals
St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
St._Augustine_Alligator_Farm_Zoological_Park
Extinct genus of reptiles
Miocene, was considerably larger than living crocodilians. Like living gharials, it had a long, slender snout. The teeth were long and recurved. Unlike
Thecachampsa
Obsolete taxon of reptiles
in 1890. Von Zittel considered Gavialis, the gharial, to be closely related to Tomistoma, the false gharial, and excluded them from the group. Tomistoma
Brevirostres
Extinct genus of reptiles
specimen) is an extinct genus of gavialoid crocodilian, related to modern gharials. Ocepesuchus is the oldest known crocodilian of Africa, and is known only
Ocepesuchus
Species of reptile
the evolutionary history of Crocodylia and resolves the long-standing gharial problem". PeerJ. 9 e12094. doi:10.7717/peerj.12094. PMC 8428266. PMID 34567843
Siamese_crocodile
Indian Navy Admiral
Kochi. Dhankar commanded the Magar-class amphibious warfare vessel INS Gharial (L23). In 2011, he attended the Higher Command Course at the Japan Maritime
Rajesh_Dhankhar
Commander Sumit Kumar Singh INS Airavat L24 Commander Ishwar P. Patil INS Gharial Magar class L23 Commander Gaurav Tiwari Landing Craft Utility Ship Image
List of ships present at International Fleet Review 2026
List_of_ships_present_at_International_Fleet_Review_2026
Zoo in Bihar, India
Himalayan black bear, jackal, black bucks, spotted deer, peafowl, hill myna, gharial, python, Indian rhinoceros, chimpanzee, giraffe, zebra, emu, and white
Sanjay_Gandhi_Biological_Park
Extinct genus of reptiles
Brevirostres, a group that includes alligators, caimans, and crocodiles but not gharials. However, molecular studies using DNA sequencing have found the group Brevirostres
Planocrania
Extinct family of reptiles
family of extinct typically marine crocodylomorphs similar to the modern gharial that lived during the Jurassic period. Teleosaurids were thalattosuchians
Teleosauridae
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Ruler of All; Rule with Mercy; Ruler
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