πFalse gharial
The false gharial, also known by the names Malayan gharial, Sunda gharial and tomistoma, is a freshwater crocodilian of the family Gavialidae native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, as the global population is estimated at around 2,500 to 10,000 mature individuals.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2023.
- Body mass
- 119 kg
- Body length
- 5 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 25 years
Everything we know about the False gharial
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass119 kgrecord 590 kg Β· ReptTraitsAnAgeDetails βHide β
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Record: largest individual on record
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Body length5 mmaximum recordedReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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Maximum lifespan25 yearsrecord 80 years Β· ReptTraitsAnAgeDetails βHide β
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Record: largest individual on record
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Gestation102 daysAnAgeDetails βHide β
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Activity cycleCathemeralReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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VenomousNoReptTraitsDetails βHide β
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Volume l119 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for False gharial yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassCrocodylia
- βΊfamilyCrocodylidae
- βΊgenusTomistoma
- βΊspeciesTomistoma schlegelii
- orderSauria
- familyGavialidae
- subfamilyTomistominae
- genusTomistoma
All 11 branches βFewer branches β
- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- orderSauria
- familyGavialidae
- subfamilyTomistominae
- genusTomistoma
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