Gavialis

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
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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