Gharial (NHMW-Zoo-HS 1978 & 562)

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) Find out more about the NHMW [here](http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/en). Scanned and edited by Anna Haider & Viola Winkler (NHMW) Scanner: Artec Leo&Space Spider. Infrastructure funded by the FFG.