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Tomistoma schlegelii (MÜLLER, 1838)

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Higher TaxaGavialidae (Crocodylia, crocodiles)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: False gharial, Sunda Gavial
G: Falscher (oder Schlegels) Gavial, Sundagavial 
SynonymCrocodilus (Gavialis) schlegelii MÜLLER 1838
Gavialosuchus schlegeli — BRÜHL 1886
Gavialis schlegelii — BRÜHL 1886
Tomistoma schlegeli — DE ROOIJ 1915: 335
Tomistoma schlegelii — KING & BURKE 1989
Tomistoma schlegelii — COX et al. 1998: 122
Tomistoma schlegelii — CHAN-ARD et al. 1999: 233
Tomistoma schlegelii — STUEBING et al. 2015 
DistributionIndonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Kalimantan, Java, Sulawesi),
Malaysia (Malay Peninsula), S Thailand, Vietnam

Type locality: Karau river and Lake Lamoeda on river Doeson, Southern Borneo.  
Reproductionoviparous. 
TypesSyntypes: RMNH 39581(cat.ost.a): complete skeleton + skull, (probably river Karau,) Borneo; RMNH 35444 (cat.ost.b): skull, probably river Karau, Borneo; RMNH 35445 (cat.ost.c): skull, Lake Lamoeda, river Doeson, Borneo, 1S 115E; RMNH 7934: stuffed specimen, Borneo; RMNH 7935: stuffed small specimen; RMNH 35449: egg (dry),Lake Lamoeda, river Doeson, Borneo, 1S 115E; RMNH 3198: egg (alcohol), Lake Lamoeda, river Doeson, Borneo, 1S 115E; RMNH 3200: embryo with large yolk sac, Lake Lamoeda, river Doeson, Borneo, 1S 115E. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1351 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentOften separated in its own subfamily, Tomistominae, or more recently assigned to the Gavialidae (WILLIS et al. 2007).

Distribution: Not in Myanmar (= Burma) according to STUEBING et al. (2006).

Type species: Crocodilus (Gavialis) schlegelii MÜLLER 1838 is the type species of the genus Tomistoma MÜLLER 1846: 122.

Phylogenetics: The genus Tomistoma is sister to Gavialis in the family Gavialidae fide Hekkala et al. 2021. 
EtymologyNamed after Hermann Schlegel (1804-1884), German herpetologist. 
References
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