| NAME OF REPTILE | DESCRIPTION |
| FALSE GHARIAL | THE FALSE GHARIAL IS DARK REDDISH-BROWN ABOVE WITH DARK BROWN OR BLACK SPOTS AND CROSS-BANDS ON THE BACK AND TAIL. VENTRALS ARE GRAYISH-WHITE, WITH SOME LATERAL DARK MOTTLING. JUVENILES ARE MOTTLED WITH BLACK ON THE SIDES OF THE JAWS, BODY, AND TAIL. |
| MEASUREMENT | MALE | FEMALE |
| HEAD TO BODY LENGTH | ADULTS CAN GROW QUITE LARGE, WITH MALES MEASURING AS LONG AS 4.9–5.5 METERS (16–18 FEET). | MOST FEMALES, HOWEVER, ARE SLIGHTLY SMALLER, STRETCHING ROUGHLY 3–3.4 METERS (10–11 FEET) LONG. |
| HEIGHT | 26.8”-34.3” (68-87 CM) | 26.8”-34.3” (68-87 CM) |
| EQUAL ( SAME CHARACTERISTICS ) | SAME | SAME |
| TAIL LENGTH | TAIL COMPRISES A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE BODY LENGTH AND IS ADAPTED FOR SWIMMING. | TAIL COMPRISES A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE BODY LENGTH AND IS ADAPTED FOR SWIMMING. |
| WEIGHT | FULLY GROWN ADULTS OF BOTH SEXES (MALES) WEIGH BETWEEN 93 AND 210 KG (205–463 POUNDS) | FULLY GROWN ADULTS OF BOTH SEXES WEIGH BETWEEN 93 AND 210 KG (205–463 POUNDS) |
| CHARACTERISTICS | DESCRIPTION |
| RANGE | MALAYSIA, SUMATRA, AND BORNEO. |
| HABITAT | A FEW SCATTERED POPULATIONS SURVIVE IN FRESHWATER LAKES, SLOW-MOVING RIVERS, AND SWAMPS |
| PRIMARY DIET | CARNIVORE |
| FOOD HABITATS | THESE CARNIVORES EAT PRIMARILY FISH, BUT WILL ALSO EAT SMALL INVERTEBRATES, BIRDS, REPTILES, AND MONKEYS. |
| STATUS | ENDANGERED |
| CONSERVATION STATUS | THE ORGANIZATION REPORTS THAT THE SPECIES IS LIKELY MADE UP OF FEWER THAN 2,400 ADULTS IN THE WILD AND THAT NUMBERS IN EACH OF THE SPECIES’ POPULATIONS HAVE BEEN DECREASING, |
| REASON FOR THE STATUS | THE PRIMARY THREAT TO THE FALSE GHARIAL’S SURVIVAL IS HABITAT LOSS FROM LOGGING AND AGRICULTURE (SPECIFICALLY THE EXPANSION OF OIL PALM CULTIVATION) AND THE DRAINAGE AND CHANNELING OF WATERWAYS |
| CHARACTERISTICS | DESCRIPTION: REPRODUCTION & BEHAVIOR |
| GESTATION PERIOD | 90 DAYS |
| YOUNG PER BIRTH | FEMALE LAY 13-35 EGGS PER NEST, AND THEY TEND TO ABANDON THE NESTS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER LAYING THE EGGS. |
| WEANING (INCUBATION ) | 90-115 DAYS |
| SEXUAL MATURITY | AROUND 2.5 TO 3 METERS |
| BEHAVIOR | WHILE UNDERWATER THE FALSE GHARIAL IS ABLE TO CLOSE ITS THROAT SO THEY CAN BREATHE WITH THEIR MOUTH CLOSED. TYPICALLY, THEY SUBMERGE FOR UP TO 15 MINUTES BUT THEY CAN REMAIN SUBMERGED FOR UP TO 2 HOURS TO AVOID A THREAT. |
| MAIN PREADATOR | ADULT FALSE GHARIALS HAVE NO MAJOR PREDATORS WHICH THREATEN THEM DUE TO THEIR LARGE SIZE. EGGS AND HATCHLINGS FACE PREDATION FROM WILD PIGS AND REPTILES SUCH AS MONITOR LIZARDS. |
| LIFESPAN IN THE WILD | 60 TO 80 YEARS |
| LIFESPAN IN CAPTIVITY | 25 YEARS |
