False gharial

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phylum Chordata The false gharial, also known as the Malayan gharial, or false gavial is a freshwater crocodilian with a very thin and elongated snout. Itis dark reddish-brown above with dark brown or black spots and cross-bands on the back and tail. Ventrals are grayish-white, with some lateral dark mottling. Juveniles are mottled with black on the sides of the jaws, body, and tail. The snout is even slimmer than the snout of the Slender-snouted crocodile and comparably as slender as that of the gharial. All teeth are long and needle-like, interlocking on the insides of the jaws, and are individually socketed.

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clade Diapsida
clade Crocodylomorpha
order Crocodilia
family Crocodylidae
genus Tomistoma
species T. schlegelii