Reintroduction of gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) in Nepal. From Wordnik.com. [Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal] Reference
Morphology, fossils, divergence timing, and the phylogenetic relationships of Gavialis. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-09-01] Reference
Because of its long, slender jaws, De Vis regarded this animal as a gharial and named it Gavialis papuensis. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-09-01] Reference
Note, this is not the same species as the true gharial, Gavialis gangeticus, which the news source confuses. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-11-01] Reference
It could therefore be ascribed to a fish-eater as the then common, large-sized, long-snouted crocodilians Tomistoma lusitanica and Gavialis sp. From Wordnik.com. [No joke: someone stepped in it - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Two species of crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus and C. palustris), the Gangetic gavial (Gavialis gangeticus), and the water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator) use both land and water to hunt and bask in. From Wordnik.com. [Sundarbans mangroves] Reference
The Ganges River supports a population of freshwater dolphins (Platanista gangetica), and the associated wetlands support a rich and diverse waterfowl community that includes many migrant bird species as well as the mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) and Gangetic gharial (Gavialis gangeticus). From Wordnik.com. [Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests] Reference
The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is a unique species of crocodilian, characterized by its long, thin snout and the bulbous growth at the end of its snout. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The three living genera -- Crocodilus, Alligator, and Gavialis -- are found in the Eocene formation, and allied forms of another genus, Holops, in the Chalk. From Wordnik.com. [Darwinism (1889)] Reference
The gharial, Gavialis gangeticus, and king cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, are two of India's most iconic reptiles, and they're endangered because of polluted waterways. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Molnar (1982) concluded that the Murua crocodilian almost certainly didn’t belong in the genus Gavialis, and that it was more likely closely related to Charactosuchus, Euthecodon or Ikanogavialis, with a relationship with the last named taxon being deemed most likely. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-09-01] Reference
Gavialis gangeticus) and dolphins (Platanista gangetica. From Wordnik.com. [Down To Earth] Reference
Gavialis gangeticus) faces an uncertain future in its remaining river habitats in India and Nepal. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American] Reference
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