Gavialidae

Gavialidae is a family of reptiles within the order Crocodilia. Gavialidae consists of only two surviving species, the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) and the false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), which are each the sole living representatives of their genera. They are native to India and the Malay peninsula.

Gavialids are large semi-aquatic reptiles, resembling crocodiles, but with a much thinner snout. The thin snout is used to catch fish, as gavialids lack the jaw strength to capture the large mammalian prey favoured by crocodiles and alligators of similar size.

Classification

Family GAVIALIDAE Subfamily Gavialinae
Genus ''Gavialis''
''Gavialis gangeticus'', gharial
Subfamily Tomistominae
Genus ''Tomistoma''
''Tomistoma schlegelii'', false gharial or Malayan gharial
†''Tomistoma lusitanica''
†''Tomistoma cairense''
Genus †Eogavialis''
†''Eogavialis africanus''
†''Eogavialis andrewsi''
Genus †''Kentisuchus''
Genus †''Gavialosuchus''
Genus †''Paratomistoma''
Genus †''Thecachampsa''
Genus †''Rhamphosuchus''
Genus †''Toyotamaphimeia''
Subfamily †Gryposuchinae
Genus †''Aktiogavialis''
Genus †''Gryposuchus''
Genus †''Ikanogavialis''
Genus †''Siquisiquesuchus''
Genus †''Piscogavialis''
Genus †''Hesperogavialis''

† Indicates extinct group

Translation

The word "Gavialidae" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Spanish, French, Latin, Simple English, Turkish.

Translation(s) in other languages: Breton: Gavial, Bulgarian: Гавиалови, German: Gaviale, Korean: 가비알과, Croatian: Gavijal, Hebrew: גאביאליים, Georgian: გავიალისებრნი, Dutch: Gavialen, Polish: Gawiale, Swedish: Gavialer, Chinese: 長吻鱷科.