Gharial - Gavialis gangeticus.
In: Crocodiles.Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan: 139-143.
Third Edition, ed. by S.C. Manolis and C. Stevenson. Crocodile Specialist Group: Darwin.
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Historically, G. gangeticus was found in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, in the Indus (Pakistan), Ganges (India and Nepal), Mahanadi (India) and Brahmaputra (Bangladesh, India and Bhutan) River systems. The presence of the species in the Irrawaddy River system in Myanmar has also been reported. The Gharial is typically a resident of fl owing rivers with deep pools that have high sand banks and good fi sh stocks. Exposed sand banks are used for nesting. Although the function of the ‘ghara’ is not well understood, it is apparently used as a visual sex indicator, as a sound resonator, or for bubbling or other associated sexual behaviours.
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