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About Gharial
The gharial, also known as gavial or fish-eating crocodile, is a crocodilian in the family Gavialidae and among the longest of all living crocodilians. Mature females are 2.6 to 4.5 m long, and males 3 to 6 m. Adult males have a distinct boss at the end of the snout, which resembles an earthenware pot known as a ghara, hence the name "gharial". The gharial is well adapted to catching fish because of its long, narrow snout and 110 sharp, interlocking teeth.
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Source: Wikipedia
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Gharial facts & figures
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- Scientific name
- Gavialis gangeticus
Conservation status
CR
Critically Endangered
LC
NT
VU
EN
CR
EW
EX
Least concern
Extinct
Source: IUCN Red List via GBIF
Classification
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Class Crocodylia
- Family Gavialidae
- Genus Gavialis
- Species Gavialis gangeticus
Source: GBIF
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