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in the upper jaw, and not into iioles, as in Crocodiles ; the hind legs 

 are dentated and palmated, like those of African Crocodiles. The 

 Gayials are chieflj^ remarkable for their long head, its type being 

 the Gavial of the Ganges, or Gained longirostre. It is of a deep 

 watery green colour, having on the upper part numerous irregidar 

 brown spots ; in the young, the back and limbs are transversely 

 banded with black ; the lower part is of a pale whitish yellow ; 

 the jaws are marked with brown, the claws are of a clear horn 

 colour. This species is not so carnivorous as the others, and is con- 

 sequently less dreaded. 



The Gavial of the Ganges, G. Gangeticus, is supposed to be the 

 largest of the existing Saurians ; its length, as given by Dumeril, 

 is seventeen feet four inches. 



