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Classification
Reptile
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Diet
Carnivore
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Lifespan
30–50 years
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Weight
150–250 kg
Population Trend
📉Decreasing
Description
A critically endangered fish-eating crocodilian with a distinctive long, narrow snout.
Habitat
🌿 rivers🌿 freshwater systems
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Crocodilia
Family
Gavialidae
Genus
Gavialis
Fun Facts
1
The most aquatic of all crocodilians — rarely leave the water.
2
Their long, thin snout is perfectly adapted for catching fish.
3
Males develop a bulbous growth on the tip of their snout called a 'ghara'.
4
Once found across South and Southeast Asia — now restricted to a few river systems.
5
Fewer than 1,000 adults remain in the wild.