'Tomistoma', a five metre crocodile, is widely found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. From Wordnik.com. [ChennaiOnline Articles] Reference
The photographs are not great, but it is a crocodilian, and has a profile consistent with Tomistoma schlegelii. 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
There are several reptile species of conservation significance in this ecoregion, including the monitor lizard (Varanus salvator), the false gavial (Tomistoma schlegeli), and the estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus). From Wordnik.com. [Indochina mangroves] Reference
One of the most distinctive reptiles in the hotspot is the endemic false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii, EN), a freshwater crocodilian species that can grow up to 4.7 meters in length and is found mostly in Sumatra and Borneo. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in Sundaland] Reference
It also has hybrids of the two, as well as the indigenous false gavial (Tomistoma schlegelii) and five exotic species: South American caiman (Caiman crocodilus), New Guinea freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus novaeguineae), Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis), broad-spouted caiman. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Yes, an endangered female Tomistoma crocodile has been transported by Air India from Kamala Nehru Zoo in Ahmedabad to Chennai. From Wordnik.com. [ChennaiOnline Articles] Reference
Chennai: An endangered female Tomistoma crocodile was transported by Air India from Kamala Nehru Zoo in Ahmedabad to Chennai Friday. From Wordnik.com. [Zee News : India National]
Tags: Tomistoma, TTK Healthcare, Organ transplantation, Apollo group, Liver, Lemon, Bharath matrimony. From Wordnik.com. [ChennaiOnline Articles] Reference
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