False gharial: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the false gharial lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tomistoma schlegelii
Group	Crocodiles & alligators
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Reptile
Order	Crocodilia
Family	Gavialidae

Where does the false gharial live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the false gharial in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Indonesia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the false gharial endangered?

The false gharial’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the false gharial?

The false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii) is a reptile in the order Crocodilia and the family Gavialidae, genus Tomistoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the false gharial

The false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), also known by the names Malayan gharial, Sunda gharial and tomistoma, is a freshwater crocodilian of the family Gavialidae native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, as the global population is estimated at around 2,500 to 10,000 mature individuals.

The species name schlegelii honors Hermann Schlegel.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article False gharial (revision 1381050197), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q242464 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).