gharial, Gavialis gangeticus, crocodile, kerala, India

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The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is a crocodilian of the family Gavialidae that is native to the Indian subcontinent and also called gavial and fish-eating crocodile. Habitats such as rivers, lakes, wetlands and sometimes in brackish water. As the species has undergone both chronic long term and a rapid short-term declines it is listed as a Critically Endangered by IUCN

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Location: Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Photo credit: © John Bennet / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: asian, critically, crocodile, crocodilian, endangered, fish-eating, gangeticus, gavial, gavialidae, gavialis, gharial, ghats, indian, neyyar, sanctuary, western, wildlife