Gharial (NHMW-Zoo-HS 1978 & 562)

3D Model

3D scan of a taxidermized Gharial adult female and juvenile (Gavialis gangeticus). These reptiles are domestic to Nepal and India and live in freshwater rivers. Even though their appearance may give another impression, these fish-eaters are no threat to humans.

Both of these Gharials cannot be found in the showrooms of the NHM Vienna, but a gharial pair is shown in Hall 28 of the NHM Vienna. They are Number 70 of the NHM Top 100.

©Lois Lammerhuber

Specimen: Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin, 1789)

Inventory number: Adult NHMW-Zoo-HS 1978; Juvenile NHMW-Zoo1-HS 562

Collection: Natural History Museum Vienna, 1st Zoological Dept., Herpetology Coll. (curator: Silke Schweiger)

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Scanned and edited by Anna Haider & Viola Winkler (NHMW)

Scanner: Artec Leo&Space Spider. Infrastructure funded by the FFG.