Piscogavialis (SciiFii)

The Peruvian gharial (Piscogavialis chamek), also known as the South American common gharial, is a species of gryposuchine gavialid crocodylian that originally lived from the Mio-Pliocene Pisco Formation of the Sacaco Basin in southern Peru as an extinct species, Piscogavialis jugaliperforatus, and the genus itself was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced throughout the modern rainforests, wetlands, riverbanks, and coastal regions across Peru, Chile, Ecuador, and Colombia to help boost biodiversity. The Peruvian gharial is a very large species of gharial, with males growing to be about 25 feet (7.6 meters) in length and weighing around 1143 kilograms (2520 lbs). The Peruvian gharial is a specialized feeder, usually feeding on fast-swimming fish. Peruvian gharials are mound-nesters. Females lay small clutches of 13 to 35 eggs per nest. Sexual maturity in females appears to be attained around 4 to 4.3 meters (12.7 to 14.1 feet), which is large compared to other crocodilians. Peruvian gharials breed as early as February and generally start nesting during early spring. Once the eggs are laid, and construction of the mound is completed, the female abandons her nest. Unlike most other crocodilians, the young receive no parental care and are at risk of being eaten by predators, such as tayras, jaguars, pumas, bush dogs, and crab-eating foxes. The young hatch after 90 days and are left to fend for themselves. The conservation status of the Peruvian gharial is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and the Peruvian gharial's wide range.
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