False gharial

False gharial
Tomistoma schelgelii / False gharial

False gharial

Habitat: swampy rainforests with rivers and lakes
Continent: Asia
Food: Fish, but also other vertebrates; as juvenile also invertebrates
Gestation/breeding period: 72 - 90 days
Mode of life: Solitary
Class: Reptiles
Order: Crocodilia

Key facts

~ 6 m
size

~ 300 kg
weight

~ 60 years
age

How endangered are False gharials?

by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)

Not evaluated
Data deficient
Least concern
Near threatened
Vulnerable Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct in the wild
Extinct

Did you know?

False gharials lay the largest eggs of all crocodiles at 7.5 centimetres.