false gharial

freshwater crocodile of the Crocodylidae family with a very thin and elongated snout
Taxon taxon Q242464
false gharial
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false gharial

Summary

false gharial is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • false gharial's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • false gharial is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • false gharial's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • false gharial belongs to the parent taxon Tomistoma[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, false gharial is Tomistoma schlegelii[7].
  • false gharial's Commons category is recorded as Tomistoma schlegelii[8].
  • The taxonomic type of false gharial is RMNH.RENA.35444[9].
  • The taxonomic type of false gharial is RMNH.RENA.35445[10].
  • The taxonomic type of false gharial is RMNH.RENA.35449[11].
  • The taxonomic type of false gharial is RMNH.RENA.7935[12].
  • The taxonomic type of false gharial is RMNH.RENA.7934[13].
  • false gharial began on -40400000-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • false gharial ended on -781000-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • false gharial's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tomistoma schlegelii[16].
  • false gharial's Commons gallery is recorded as Tomistoma schlegelii[17].
  • false gharial's original combination is recorded as Crocodilus schlegelii[18].
  • false gharial's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. schlegelii'}[19].
  • false gharial is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'False gharial'}[20].
  • false gharial is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Falso Gavial Malayo'}[21].
  • false gharial is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Faux gavial malais'}[22].
  • false gharial is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'False Gharial'}[23].
  • false gharial is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Malayan Gharial'}[24].
  • false gharial is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sunda Gharial'}[25].
  • false gharial is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tomistoma'}[26].
  • false gharial's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[27].

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Classification

false gharial's scientific name is Tomistoma schlegelii[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Tomistoma[6]. Recorded taxonomic type include RMNH.RENA.35444[9], RMNH.RENA.35445[10], RMNH.RENA.35449[11], RMNH.RENA.7935[12], and RMNH.RENA.7934[13]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'False gharial'}[20], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Falso Gavial Malayo'}[21], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Faux gavial malais'}[22], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Malayan Gharial'}[24], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sunda Gharial'}[25], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tomistoma'}[26].

Identifiers

false gharial's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 116563[28]. false gharial's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 184245[29]. false gharial's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 790453[30]. false gharial's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441378[31]. false gharial's ITIS TSN is recorded as 202208[32].

Why It Matters

false gharial has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . data.biodiversitydata.nl. data.biodiversitydata.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . data.biodiversitydata.nl. data.biodiversitydata.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . data.biodiversitydata.nl. data.biodiversitydata.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . bioportal.naturalis.nl. bioportal.naturalis.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . bioportal.naturalis.nl. bioportal.naturalis.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Archiv für Naturgeschichte. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Topic's main category Category:Tomistoma schlegelii
    Iucn conservation status Endangered status
    Parent taxon Tomistoma
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