false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii) Gavialis schlegelii - met kop, poot en ei
Date 1700-1880
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Gavialis schlegelii
New Latin name Tomistoma schlegelii
Common name Nederlands: Onechte gaviaal
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gavialis_schlegelii_-_met_kop,_poot_en_ei_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ12200097.tif
The false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), also known as Malayan gharial, Sunda gharial and Tomistoma, is a freshwater crocodilian native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. The specific name schlegelii honors the German herpetologist Hermann Schlegel.