Gavialis gangeticus(Gmelin, 1789) Gharial	Diagnostic characters:
	A large growing fresh water crocodilian, snout long and slender; adult males with knob or pot like appendage on the tip of snout.
	Conservation status and Threats:
	Critically Endangered. Uncommon. Loss of habitat.
	Legal Protection:
	WL (P) A, 1972- Schedule I.
	Habit and Habitat:
	Inhabit large river system with sandy banks, bask ob sand bars.
	Diet:
	Primarily fish eater; occasionally crustaceans.
	Distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Gwalior (NCS), Elsewhere India: Restricted to Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra and Mahanadi of Northern and Eastern India.