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Gharial's Special Attacks
Historical InformationThe gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), sometimes called the Indian gavial or gavial, is one of two surviving members of the family Gavialidae, a long-established group of crocodile-like reptiles with long, narrow jaws. The species has a characteristic elongated, narrow snout, similar only to the closely related False gharial, (Tomistoma schlegelii). The snout shape varies with the age of the saurian. The snout becomes progressively thinner the older the gharial gets. The bulbous growth on the tip of the male's snout is called a 'ghara' (after the Indian word meaning 'pot'), present in mature individuals. It is one of the three crocodilians found in India, the others being the Mugger crocodile and the Saltwater crocodile. It is a critically endangered species. The gharial is one of the longest of all living crocodilians.
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