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| SCIENTIFIC
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| COMMON
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tomistoma, false gharial, false gavial |
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Animalia |
| PHYLUM: |
Chordata |
| CLASS: |
Reptilia |
| ORDER: |
Crocodylia |
| FAMILY: |
Crocodylidae |
| GENUS
SPECIES: |
Tomistoma schlegelii |
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| DIET: |
primarily fish, though other small vertebrates may supplement |
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| INCUBATION: |
approximately 3 months |
| CLUTCH
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20-60 eggs |
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| RANGE: |
Indonesia, Malaysia, possibily Vietnam and Thailand |
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| HABITAT: |
freshwater lakes, rivers, and estuaries |
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| POPULATION: |
GLOBAL |
no data |
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| STATUS: |
IUCN |
Endangered |
| CITES |
no data |
| USFWS |
no data |
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| 1. |
Tomistomas belong to the crocodilian order which also includes alligators, crocodiles, caimans and gharials. |
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Tomistomas have between 76 and 84 teeth. |
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The tomistoma name is derived from the Greek words tomos (meaning "sharp") and stoma (meaning "mouth"). |
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Like all crocodilians, the gender of their hatchlings is determined by temperature. Warmer temperatures produce males and cooler temperatures produce females. |
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Tomistoma eggs are relatively large in size. Each elliptical egg measures around 70x100 mm (3x4 in) and is more than triple the weight of a chicken egg. |
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| Tomistomas are an endangered species due to habitat loss and accidental entrapment in fishing nets. As a top predator in their environment, their presence or absence significantly effects prey populations. |
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| Alderton, David. Crocodiles and Alligators of the World. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1998. |
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