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Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin, 1789)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Gmelin, J. F. Caroli a Linné Systema naturae. 13. ed., Tom 1 Pars 3.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Crocodylia
family
Gavialidae
genus
Gavialis
species
Gavialis gangeticus

Name

Synonyms
Crocodilus arctirostris Daudin
Crocodilus gavial Bonnaterre, 1789
Crocodilus longirostris Schneider, 1801
Crocodilus tenuirostris Cuvier, 1807
Gavialis hysudricus Lydekker, 1886
Lacerta gangetica Gmelin In Linnaeus, 1789
Homonyms
Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin, 1789)
Common names
Gangesgavial in German
Gavial in English
Gharial in English
Gharial in English
Gharial in English
Gharial in English
Fish-eating Crocodile in English
Gavial in English
Gavial del Ganges in Spanish
Gavial du Gange in French
Indian Gavial in English
Indian Gharial in English
Long-nosed Crocodile in English

Bibliographic References

  1. King, F. W., and R. L. Burke, eds., 1989: null. Crocodilian, Tuatara, and Turtle Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference.
  2. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  3. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1974: Taking, Possession, Transportation, Sale, Purchase, Barter, Exportation, and Importation of Wildlife. Federal Register, vol. 39, no. 3. 1158-1185.
  4. Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Jirí Hošek (eds.). (2021). The Reptile Database.
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