Gavialis gangeticus (English spelling)

Japanese: Gavialis gangeticus(英語表記)Gavialisgangeticus
Gavialis gangeticus (English spelling)

...A species of the Gharialinae subfamily of the Crocodylidae family with the longest, slender snout of any crocodile (illustration). Also known as the Ganges crocodile. It is found in the Indus, Ganges, Mahanadi, and Brahmaputra rivers from northern India and western Pakistan to the Assam region, and has also been recorded from the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar. It is large, measuring 3.5 to 4.5 meters in total length, with a maximum of 6.25 meters. The left and right maxillae are elongated and touch each other, so the front jawbone at the end is separated from the nasal bone. This characteristic distinguishes it from other crocodilians, and sometimes the Gharialidae family is formed by itself, but comparisons with fossil species have led to it being treated as a subfamily of the Crocodylidae family. ...

From [Crocodile]

…The pygmy crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis , a primitive crocodile from West Africa, is small and docile, measuring less than 2m in length, but all the others are large and aggressive. The gavial Gavialis gangeticus (illustration), found in India and Pakistan, is a unique crocodile with only one species in its genus, measuring 4-6m in length. It has the longest snout of any crocodile. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Gavialis gangeticus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ワニ類では吻(ふん)部がもっとも細長いクロコダイル科ガビアル亜科の1種(イラスト)。別名ガンジスワニ。インド北部,パキスタン西部からアッサム地方のインダス,ガンジス,マハーナディ,ブラマプトラの各河川に分布し,ミャンマーのイラワジ川からも記録がある。大型で全長3.5~4.5m,最大は6.25mに達する。左右の上顎骨が長くのびて互いに接するため,その先にある前顎骨は鼻骨と隔てられる。この特徴で他のワニ類と分けられ1種だけでガビアル科を形成することもあるが,化石種を加えた比較により,現在ではクロコダイル科の1亜科として取り扱われている。…

【クロコダイル】より

…西アフリカ産の原始的なワニとされるコビトワニOsteolaemus tetraspisは,全長2m足らずの小型でおとなしいが,それ以外はすべて大型で性質が荒い。吻(ふん)部が長く,その長さは基部の幅の3~4.5倍もあって歯の数も多いインド・パキスタン産のガビアルGavialis gangeticus(イラスト)は,1属1種の特異なワニで,全長4~6m。ワニ類ではもっとも吻部が長い。…

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