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Gharial

Gavialis gangeticus

1 Species ID Suggestions

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 12 years ago
Gharial
Gavialis gangeticus Gharial


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3 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Wow, the sun and sheen do make this gharial look otherworldish!

DuaneErikson
DuaneErikson 12 years ago

Totally the zoo. They are definitely unique.

ShannaB
ShannaB 12 years ago

Wow, I have never seen anything like this before; at first I thought it was fake!!!! I just looked it up on Wikipedia, apparently it's a native of the Indian subcontinent and is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. Did you see this in a zoo?? It's really cool. : )

DuaneErikson
Spotted by
DuaneErikson

Georgia, USA

Spotted on Apr 22, 2012
Submitted on Apr 22, 2012

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