Range: Indonesia, including Vietnam

Habitat: Fresh water lakes and slow moving streams, rivers.

Size: Large crocodilian, up to 15' Males 25-30% larger than females

Status: Critically endangered.  Believed fewer than 2,000 remain in the wild. Limited work being conducted on farms.  Zoos represent one of the last hopes for this species.

Rain Forest Facts:  The future for this species appears to be very bleak.  Loss of habitat coupled with over fishing of the local fish populations (the primary food source for the False Gharial ) has led to dangerously low population levels.