False gharial
The false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), also known by the names Malayan gharial, Sunda gharial and tomistoma, is a freshwater crocodilian of the family Gavialidae native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, as the global population is estimated at around 2,500 to 10,000 mature individuals.
| False gharial Temporal range: Late Pleistocene - Recent, | |
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| Captive false gharial in Berlin Zoo, Germany | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
| Clade: | Archosauriformes |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Family: | Gavialidae |
| Subfamily: | Tomistominae |
| Genus: | Tomistoma Müller, 1846 |
| Species: | T. schlegelii |
| Binomial name | |
| Tomistoma schlegelii (Müller, 1838) | |
| Range of the false gharial | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pseudogavialis schlegelii | |
The specific name schlegelii honors Hermann Schlegel.
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