Tomistoma schlegelii

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
Subfamilia: Tomistominae
Genus: Tomistoma
Species: Tomistoma schlegelii

Name

Tomistoma schlegelii Müller, 1838

Type locality: Karau river and Lake Lamoeda on river Doeson, Southern Borneo

Holotype: Syntypes RMNH 39581, RMNH 35444, RMNH 35445, RMNH 7934, RMNH 7935, RMNH 35449, RMNH 3198, RMNH 3200

Synonyms

Crocodilus (Gavialis) schlegelii Müller, 1838
Tomistoma schlegelii — King & Burke, 1989
Tomistoma schlegelii — Cox et al., 1998
Tomistoma schlegelii — Chan-Ard et al., 1999

References

S. Müller: Waarnemingen over de Indische Krokodillen en Beschrijving Van Enne Nieuwe Soort. Tijdschrift voor Natuurlijke Geschiedenis en Physiologie. Amsterdam and Leyden. 5: 61–87, pl. 3. (1838)
S. Müller: Ueber den Character der Thierwelt auf den Inseln des indischen Archipels, ein Beitrag zur zoologischen Geographie. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 12(1): 109–128. (1846)
Tomistoma schlegelii at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 August 2009.
IUCN: Tomistoma schlegelii Müller, 1838 (Endangered)
Tomistoma schlegelii Müller, 1838 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Sunda-Gavial
English: False gharial
suomi: Sundagaviaali, valegaviaali
français: Faux-gavial de Malaisie
עברית: גאביאל חקיין
magyar: Szunda-krokodil
Bahasa Indonesia: Buaya sepit
日本語: マレーガビアル
Bahasa Melayu: Buaya Jejulong
polski: Krokodyl gawialowy, krokodyl sundajski
português: Falso-gavial, Gavial-da-malásia
русский: Псевдогавиал
ไทย: ตะโขง, จระเข้ปากกระทุงเหว
Tiếng Việt: Cá sấu Ấn Độ giả
中文: 馬來鱷

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