Reptiles · Crocodilia · Gavialidae
Tomistoma schlegelii
At very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
It lays the largest eggs of any living crocodilian, around 10 cm long, incubated in mounds of rotting vegetation whose natural heat holds the temperature steady.
Weight
90 kg – 210 kg
Size
4 m – 6 m
Life expectancy
50 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: Dimensions.com · AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Animal Diversity Web · Tierpark Berlin · LA Zoo · The Animal Facts · Wikipedia (False gharial) · World Species
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Sunda Gharial — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
The sunda gharial is classified as endangered. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
It's documented in 9 protected areas — one reason why protecting these places matters for its conservation.
Based on what we already know about sunda gharial.
