Gavialis

Other notable reptiles are mugger Crocodylus palustris (V) (declining from at least 200 in 1978 to 70 in 1986/1988), gharial Gavialis gangeticus (E), Indian starred tortoise Geochelone elongata and monitor lizards Varanus spp.

Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal 2009

Reintroduction of gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) in Nepal.

Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal 2009

Note, this is not the same species as the true gharial, Gavialis gangeticus, which the news source confuses.

Archive 2007-11-01 2007

Morphology, fossils, divergence timing, and the phylogenetic relationships of Gavialis.

Even more recently extinct, island dwelling crocodilians Darren Naish 2006

Morphology, fossils, divergence timing, and the phylogenetic relationships of Gavialis.

Archive 2006-09-01 Darren Naish 2006

Similarly, gharial Gavialis gangeticus (E) and narrow-headed softshell turtle Chitra indica became locally extinct within the last century.

Sundarbans National Park, India 2008

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.

Sundarbans mangroves 2008

Because of its long, slender jaws, De Vis regarded this animal as a gharial and named it Gavialis papuensis.

Even more recently extinct, island dwelling crocodilians Darren Naish 2006

After years of conservation activity and having been literally brought back from the brink of extinction, the Indian Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is in serious trouble yet again.

The Indian Gharial: Going, going, gone 2008

Because of its long, slender jaws, De Vis regarded this animal as a gharial and named it Gavialis papuensis.

Archive 2006-09-01 Darren Naish 2006