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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
False Gharial, False Gavial, False Gharial, Sunda Gavial, Malay Gavial, Malayan Gharial, Sunda Gavial, Sundagavial, Tomistoma
Common Names in French:
Faux Gavial Malais
Common Names in German:
Falscher (Oder Schlegels) Gavial, Falscher (Oder Schlegels) Gavial, Sundagavial
Common Names in Russian:
Псевдогавиал (псевдогхариал)
Common Names in Spanish:
Falso Gavial Malayo
Description
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Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].
Ecology: Swamps , rivers and lakes . Terrestial nest sites and basking areas. [1].
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Eusuchia
()
- Subclass:
Crocodylomorpha
()
- Hay, 1930 (Walker, 1968)
- Infraclass:
Archosauromorpha
()
- Order:
Crocodylia
()
- Gmelin, 1789
- Suborder:
Eusuchia
()
- Family:
Crocodylidae
()
- Genus:
Tomistoma
()
- Müller, 1846
- Specific name:
schlegelii
- (M?ller, 1838)
- Scientific name: - Tomistoma schlegelii (M?ller, 1838)
- Specific name:
schlegelii
- (M?ller, 1838)
- Genus:
Tomistoma
(
- Family:
Crocodylidae
(
- Suborder:
Eusuchia
(
- Order:
Crocodylia
(
- Infraclass:
Archosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Crocodylomorpha
(
- Class:
Eusuchia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Crocodilus< /i> (Gavialis) Schlegelii MÜller 1838 • Tomistoma schlegelii — Chan-Ard Et Al. 1999: 233 • Tomistoma schlegelii — Cox Et Al. 1998: 122 • Tomistoma schlegelii — King & Burke 1989 • Tomistoma schlegelii< /i> (Müller • Tomistoma schlegelii< /i> (S. Müller
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Syntypes: RMNH 39581(cat.ost.a): complete
skeleton + skull,
(probably river
Karau,) Borneo RMNH 35444 (cat.ost.b): skull, probably
river Karau, Borneo RMNH 35445 (cat.ost.c): skull, Lake
Lamoeda,
river Doeson, Borneo, 1S 115E. RMNH 7934: stuffed specimen, Borneo
RMNH 7935: stuffed small specimen RMNH 35449: egg
(dry),Lake Lamoeda,
river Doeson, Borneo, 1S 115E. RMNH 3198: egg (alcohol
), Lake Lamoeda,
river Doeson, Borneo, 1S 115E. RMNH 3200: embryo with large yolk
sac
, Lake Lamoeda, river Doeson, Borneo, 1S 115E. Often separated
in its own subfamily
, Tomistominae, or more recently assigned to
the Gavialidae (WILLIS et al.
2007). Named after Hermann Schlegel
(1804-1884), German herpetologist. Not in Myanmar (= Burma) according
to STUEBING et al. (2006).
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Tomistoma
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Further Reading
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- 1994 IUCN red list of threatened animals Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1993 url p. 78.
- A contribution to the zoögeography of the East Indian islands / 1912 Cambridge, U.S.A.: printed for the Museum, 1912. url p. 26.
- A directory of crocodilian farming operations Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1985 url p. 106, p. 108, p. 133, p. 134, p. 149, p. 150, p. 91, p. 93.
- A naturalist in Borneo / by the late Robert W.C. Shelford; ed. with a biographical introduction by Edward B. Poulton. London: T.F. Unwin ltd., [1916]. url p. 109, p. 330.
- A naturalist in Borneo, by Robert W. C. Shelford; ed. with a biographical introduction by Edward B. Poulton. London, T. F. Unwin[1916] url , p. 109.
- A naturalist in Borneo, by the late Robert W. C. Shelford. .. ed. with a biographical introduction by Edward B. Poulton. .. London: T. F. Unwin, [1916] url p. 109, p. 330.
- A vertebrate fauna of the Malay Peninsula from the Isthmus of Kra to Singapore including the adjacent islands. by George A. Boulenger; edited by H.C. Robinson. London: Taylor and Francis, 1912. url p. 3.
- Advances in herpetology and evolutionary biology: essays in honor of Ernest E. Williams / Cambridge, Mass.: Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1983. url p. 308, p. 314, p. 325, p. 329, p. 724.
- Annotated CITES Appendices and Reservations CITES url p. 94.
- Bibliography and catalogue of the fossil vertebrata of North America, by Oliver Perry Hay. Washington: Govt. Print. Off., 1902. url p. 29.
- Cassell's natural history. Ed. by P. Martin Duncan. .. London [etc]Cassell & Company, Limited, 1896. url p. 266, p. 266.
- Catalogue of the chelonians, rhynchocephalians, and crocodiles in the British museum (Natural history). London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1889. url p. 276.
- Checklist of CITES Species CITES, WCMC url p. 150, p. 179, p. 229, p. 58.
- Checklist of CITES Species: a reference to the appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CITES url p. 127, p. 164.
- Checklist of herpetofauna listed in the CITES appendices and in EC Regulation 338/97 JNCC url p. 12.
- Checklist of reptiles and amphibians listed in the CITES appendices and in EC Regulation 338/97 JNCC url p. 17.
- Directory of Crocodilian Farming Operations WCMC url p. 148, p. 159, p. 193, p. 243, p. 247.
- Guide to the Galleries of Reptiles and fishes [London]: BM(NH), 1898 url p. 5.
- Guide to the galleries of reptiles and fishes in the Department of zoology of the British museum (Natural history) Illustrated by 101 woodcuts. [London]The Trustees, 1898. url , p. 5.
- Guide to the reptiles and batrachians exhibited in the Department of Zoology of the British Museum (Natural History) London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1922. url p. 20.
- International alligator and crocodile trade study: a collection of papers on the international trade in crocodilian skins Ashley Associates, Inc. url p. 19.
- Nature. London, Macmillan. url p. 367.
- Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. Mosman, New South Wales [etc.]The Society. url p. 41.
- Report. New York url p. 135.
- Revue méthodique et critique des collections déposées dans cet établissement. Leyden, Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. url p. 13, p. 45.
- Science progress. London: John Murray, 1916- url p. 173.
- The IUCN Amphibia-Reptilia Red Data Book. Part 1 Testudines Crocodylia and Rhynchocephalia IUCN url p. 19, p. 26, p. 27, p. 28, p. 374, p. 401, p. 402, p. 403, p. 404, p. 425.
- The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Bombay: The Society, url p. 152.
- The Marine Mammal Commission compendium of selected treaties, international agreements, and other relevant documents on marine resources, wildlife, and the environment / compiled by Richard L. Wallace. Washington, D.C.: The Commission; 1994 url p. 632.
- The University of Kansas science bulletin. 49 1970 [Lawrence]: University of Kansas, 1902-1996. url p. 157, p. 162, p. 88.
- The reptiles of the Indo-Australian archipelago / by Nelly de Rooij. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1915-1917. url p. 335, p. 335.
- The standard natural history / edited by John Sterling Kingsley. Boston: S.E. Cassino, 1884-85. url p. 459.
- The standard natural history. Boston, S. E. Cassino and Company, 1884-85. url .
- Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. [London]: Published for the Zoological Society of London by Academic Press url p. 131, p. 131, p. 93.
- WORLD TRADE IN CROCODILIAN SKINS 2003-2005. Prepared as part of the International Alligator and Crocodile Trade Study UNEP-WCMC url p. 19.
- World Checklist of Threatened Amphibians and Reptiles Joint Nature Conservation Committee url p. 28.
- World Checklists of Threatened Amphibians and Reptiles Nature Conservancy Council url p. 27.
- World Trade in Crocodilian Skins, 2002-2006 UNEP-WCMC url p. 20.
- World trade in Crocodilian skins, 1990-1991. Prepared as part of the International Alligator and Crocodile Trade Study WCMC url .
- World trade in Crocodilian skins, 2000-2002. Prepared as part of the International Alligator and Crocodile Trade Study UNEP-WCMC url p. 23.
- World trade in crocodilian skins, 1997-1999. (Prepared under contract to the International Alligator and Crocodile Trade Study.) International Alligator and Crocodile Trade Study url p. 18, p. 26.
- Zoologist. London.1843-1916 url p. 425.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Crocodile Specialist Group 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Crocodile Specialist Group 2000. Tomistoma schlegelii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 05February2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- TIGR Reptile Database . Release date: October 2, 2007
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:
- Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research: Herp Collection
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2545708
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-7182
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 202208
- IUCN ID: 246630
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Identifier: C01B
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 6648
Footnotes
- Crocodile Specialist Group 2000. Tomistoma schlegelii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 05 February 2012. [back]
Curator for this page: Marco de Andrade. Date last reviewed: 12/30/1899
