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Poster boy for Colgate..!!! :D  Gavialis gangeticus,Geotagged,Gharial,India Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Poster boy for Colgate..!!! :D

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  1. Great new species, what a very strange mouth it has! Posted 11 years ago
  2. What the? I had never heard of this species, or seen a croc this bizarre. Love it! Posted 11 years ago

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The gharial is a crocodilian of the family Gavialidae, native to the Indian Subcontinent. The global gharial population is estimated at less than 235 individuals, which are threatened by loss of riverine habitat, depletion of fish resources and use of fishing nets.

Similar species: Crocodilia
Species identified by AvinashKrishnan
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By AvinashKrishnan

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Uploaded Feb 6, 2014. Captured in Muninagara Trail, Bannerghatta National Park, Bangalore, Karnataka 562112, India.