Gavialis facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Gavialis |
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| The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), the only living species of Gavialis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Family: | Gavialidae |
| Subfamily: | Gavialinae |
| Genus: | Gavialis Oppel, 1811 |
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Gavialis is a genus of crocodylians that includes the living gharial Gavialis gangeticus and several extinct species.
Images for kids
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A skull of the extinct Gavialis species G. bengawanicus, which lived in the Pleistocene
See also
In Spanish: Gavialis para niños
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