Gharial tattoo

False Gharial in Scratchboard LaGrange Artistry

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Exquisite 19th-Century engraving of the gharial (public domain) The most distinctive, readily identifiable species of crocodilian alive today is the gharial or gavial Gavialis gangeticus, due to its exceedingly long, slender jaws and its very sizeable total length (a few specimens exceeding 20 ft have been confirmed; only the estuarine crocodile is longer). However, the gharial is confined entirely to the Indian subcontinent. Nothing like it has ever been recorded from modern-day Australia –…

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The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), also known as the gavial, and the fish-eating crocodile, is a crocodilian of the family Gavialidae, native to the northern part of the Indian Subcontinent. The global gharial population is estimated at fewer than 235 individuals, which are threatened by loss of riverine habitat, depletion of fish resources, and entanglement in fishing nets. As the population has declined drastically in the past 70 years, the gharial is listed as Critically Endangered on the…

Onechte gaviaal of Valse gaviaal (Tomistoma schlegelii) Artis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Conservation status: Endangered

“RT @BRENDAN_WENZEL The Gharial is a critically endangered fish-eating crocodilian found in India and Nepal.”