Taxonavigation

Familia: Gavialidae
Subfamiliae (2 + 1†): Gavialinae - Tomistominae - †Gryposuchinae

Name

• Gavialidae Adams, 1854
  • Type genus: Gavialis Oppel, 1811

Primary references

• Manual Nat. Hist.:70.

Additional references

• Hoser, R. 2012: A review of the taxonomy of the living crocodiles including the description of three new tribes, a new genus, and two new species. Australasian journal of herpetology, (14): 9–16. PDF of whole issue Reference page.  [the author places the two extant genera, Gavialis and Tomistoma, in a "new tribe" Gavialini of family Crocodylidae, and he erroneously claims authorship of the "new tribe" (see ZooBank: 77BC8123-7F44-4DBE-A307-F7748196DC28)]

Vernacular names

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