Gavialidae

Gavialidae Fossil range: N/A
Scientific classification
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Crocodilia
Family:	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.^[1]

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

References[]

^ Magnusson, William E. (1998). Cogger, H.G. & Zweifel, R.G.. ed. Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 229-230. ISBN 0-12-178560-2.

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[EoR-1] Magnusson, William E. (1998). Cogger, H.G. & Zweifel, R.G.. ed. Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 229-230. ISBN 0-12-178560-2.

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