Gavialis gangeticus

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: Gavialis gangeticus

Name

Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin, 1789)

Type locality: Senegal and Ganges; restricted to Ganges River by Wermuth (1953: 504)

Synonyms

Lacerta gangetica Gmelin, 1789
Crocodilus gavial Bonnaterre, 1789
Crocodilus longirostris Schneider, 1801
Crocodilus arctirostris Daudin, 1802 (nom. subst.)
Crocodilus tenuirostris Cuvier, 1807
Rhamphostoma [sic] tenuirostre Wagler, 1830 (fide D & B 1836)
Gavialis gangeticus Gray, 1831
Gavialis gangeticus Duméril & Bibron, 1836
Gavialis gangeticus King & Burke, 1989

References

Gmelin,S.G. 1789. In: Linnaeus, C. "Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus 1, Pars III. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Georg. Emanuel Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]." pp. 1033–1516.
Gavialis gangeticus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 August 2009.
IUCN: Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin, 1789) (Critically Endangered)
Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin, 1789) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

azərbaycanca: Hind qavialı
বাংলা: গড়িয়াল
čeština: Gaviál indický
Deutsch: Gangesgavial
English: Gangetic Gharial
Esperanto: Gavialo
español: Gavial
suomi: Gaviaali, gangesingaviaali
français: Gavial du Gange
עברית: גאביאל
hrvatski: Gavijal, indijski gavijal
magyar: Gangeszi gaviál
italiano: Gaviale del Gange
日本語: インドガビアル
Nederlands: Gangesgaviaale
norsk: Gangesgavial
polski: Gawial gangesowy
português: Gavial
русский: Гавиал
svenska: Gavialer
தமிழ்: கங்கை முதலை
ไทย: ตะโขงอินเดีย
ייִדיש: גאַװיאַל

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