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false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)
Subject: false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)
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false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)


English: False Gharial at the Singapore Zoo. Taken by Terence Ong in November 2006.
Date 22 November 2006 (according to Exif data)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:False_Gharial.JPG

The false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii ), also known as Malayan gharial, Sunda gharial and Tomistoma, is a freshwater crocodilian native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. The specific name schlegelii honors the German herpetologist Hermann Schlegel.
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Gavialidae
Subfamily: Tomistominae
Genus: Tomistoma
Species: Tomistoma schlegelii (Müller, 1838)

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Scientific Name: Tomistoma schlegelii (Müller, 1838)
Synonyms: Crocodilus schlegelii Müller, 1838
Common Names:
English – False Gharial, Tomistoma, Sunda Gharial, Malayan Gharial, False Gavial
French – Faux gavial malais
Spanish – Falso Gavial Malayo

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