Gavialidae

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Gavialidae
Gharials in captivity in Pierrelatte, France
Gharials in captivity in Pierrelatte, France
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Gavialidae
Genera

Gavialis
Tomistoma

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 the two Gavialidae genera.

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