#WorldTomistomaDay :
“Rhamphostoma schlegelii,” now Tomistoma schlegelii, the #Tomistoma (aka False Gharial)
Plate 106 in _Bilder-Atlas zur wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Wirbelthiere_, Wien,1867
via BHL: https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/6309777240/
#TomistomaDay
#EndangeredSpecies - freshwater crocodilian of the family Gavialidae native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra & Java
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Tomistoma crocs at Pittsburgh Zoo, taken September 2022. I love their unique coloration and their long snouts! Team Gavialidae all day!

#crocodiles #tomistoma #FalseGharial #Pittsburgh