Fish-eating Crocodile

Updated on 12 January 2021


Common name: Fish-eating crocodile, Gharial, Long-nosed crocodile, Gavial
Scientific name: Gavialis gangeticus
Distribution: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan
CITES listing: Appendix I (01/07/1975)
See also: Resolution Conf. 11.12
Photo: © Peter Dollinger (taken at National Zoological Park, Washington DC, USA)

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