Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Tomistoma
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Malayan Gharial
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Sunda-Gavial
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Sundagavial
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1846 |  |
Tomistoma Müller (type species: Crocodilus schlegelii Müller 1838) |
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1860 | |
Rhynchosaurus Huxley (type species: Crocodilus schlegelii Müller 1838) (syn. Wermuth & Mertens 1977) |
Contents:
1 species, which is not endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Based on molecular studies, the Malayan Gharial was transferred from the family Crocodylidae to the family
Gavialidae by Willis, McAliley, Neeley & Densmore (2007).
Distribution:
As for the single species.
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Tomistoma schlegelii
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Malayan Gharial, Sunda Gharial, False Gharial
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Sunda-Gavial, Falscher Gavial, Sunda-Krokodil
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Sundagavial, Falsk Gavial
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Crocodilus schlegelii Müller |
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Tomistoma schlegelii Müller 1846 |
Remarks:
There is a single, unvouchered report of a specimen from southern Vietnam dating back to 1967, but there is no other evidence of the presence of
the Malayan Gharial in the country, neither has presence in Sabah (Malaysia) been confirmed (Stuebing, Bezuijen, Auliya & Voris 2006).
Considered extinct in Thailand (Bezuijen, Shwedick, Sommerlad, Stevenson & Stuebing 2010).
Extinct in:
Thailand.
Distribution:
Brunei,
Indonesia
(Java,
Kalimantan,
Sumatra),
Malaysia
(Sarawak,
West Malaysia).
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Tomistoma schlegelii
© Rune Midtgaard
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