Gavialis

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Gavialis - type genus of the Gavialidae

genus Gavialis

reptile genus - a genus of reptiles

family Gavialidae, Gavialidae - gavials

gavial, Gavialis gangeticus - large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout

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The Indian gharial (Gavialis Gangeticus), a close relative of the mugger crocodile, has been on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list for decades due to its rapidly declining population.

Crocodile strays into temple in India and gets worshipped

Hussain (2006) reported 97% survival in wild Gavialis gangeticus, but for C.

Nesting of Morelet's crocodile, Crocodylus moreletii (Dumeril and Bibron), in Los Tuxtlas, Mexico/Nidificacao de crocodilo do Morelet, Crocodylus moreletii (Dumeril e Bibron), em Los Tuxtlas, Mexico

Arnason, "Mitogenomic analyses place the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) on the crocodile tree and provide pre-K/T divergence times for most crocodilians," Journal of Molecular Evolution, vol.

Relationships among Tomistoma schlegelii in Malaysia Based on Cyt b-Control Region Gene Analysis

Utilizou-se forma comparativa com as cinco especies estudadas por MEERS (2003), referenciando quatro Alligator missipiensis, um Crocodillus siamensis, dois Crocodillus acutus, dois Osteolaemos tetraspis, um Gavialis gangeticus, acrescido de analises locomotoras.

Descriptive anatomy applied to the kinesiology and basic biomechanics of the pectoral girdle, stylopodium and zeugopodium muscles of broad snouted caiman/Anatomia descritiva aplicada a cinesiologia e biomecanica basica dos musculos da cintura peitoral, estilopodio e zeugopodio do jacare do papo amarelo

The zoo authorities have been battling unsuccessfully for the last few years to maintain the number of gharials ( Gavialis gangeticus) and crocodiles ( Crocodylus palustris).