Thai Alligator

The genus and common name Alligator comes from the Spanish “el lagarto” meaning “the lizard.” The species name of Alligator munensis references the Mun river, which is located near the site where the fossil of this species was found. The only alligatorid lived in Southeast Asia.

The researchers identified several skull features that are unique to Alligator munensis, including a broad and short snout, a tall skull, reduced number of tooth sockets and nostrils that are positioned far from the tip of the snout.

They also noted similarities between the skulls of Alligator munensis and the Chinese alligator, such as the presence of a small opening in the roof the mouth, a ridge on the top of the skull, and a raised ridge behind the nostrils.

Because of their powerful tail propulsion for swift swims, webbed feet for steering, capacity to hold their breath for approximately an hour in cold weather, night vision, and sensory pits that detect water vibrations, these Thai alligators are excellent underwater predators. They can build deep tunnels that protect them from extreme temperatures thanks to their capacity to burrow. They also use a side-to-side tail motion and tuck their legs against their torso to swim.

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When terrestrial creatures move from one land mass to another by way of a sea crossing, it is referred to as oceanic dispersal, which is how the Asian alligators lived and separated from the American alligators group. Despite the fact that the two are still thought to be closely related, the stark anatomical differences indicate that the two species diverged much earlier than the Pleistocene, maybe during the ascent of the Tibetan Plateau during the Miocene.

Alligator munensis may have lived in habitats comparable to those of Chinese alligators, such as lowlands and floodplains with a variety of waterbodies, including marshes, ponds, and streams, based on the deposits in which it was discovered. Large mammals, notably water buffalos and sambar deer, as well as softshell turtles were discovered in the same sediments as Alligator munensis. Although retracted nares are common in other species, it is uncertain what Alligator munensis's retractions serve for. For example, secondary marine species like whales, ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, mesosaurs, and the Jurassic metriorhynchoids—distant relatives of crocodilians—show similar adaptations.

These alligators are similar to Chinese alligators in that they are considerably more reserved and less hostile than the majority of crocodilians. They tend to be nocturnal and steer clear of people whenever they can. Because they kept rats under control in rice paddies, farmers occasionally put up with them. They should not be handled or approached, though, as they are still wild animals.

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• Movement Pattern: Not a Migrant

• Individual Type: Solo

• Population Trend: Stable

• Population: 0

• Locomotion: Amphibious

• Habitat: Tropical Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands; Flooded Grasslands and Savannas; Swamp; Bayous/Billabongs; Riparian; Wetland; Mangrove Forest; Tropical Bamboo Forests; Warm River; Warm Pond; Warm Lake; Warm Ghost Town; Cold Ghost Town; Ruined Skyscraper.

• Earth: 

  • Extinct: Thailand

• Berbania/Hirawhassa: 

  • Extant: none

  • Extinct: none

• Reinachos/Ityosel: 

  • Extant: none

  • Extinct: none

• Thatrollwa/Delphia: 

  • Extant: none

  • Extinct: none

• Sawintir/Everrealm: 

  • Extant: none

  • Extinct: none

• Agarathos: 

  • Extant: none

  • Extinct: none

• Jotunheim: 

  • Extant: none

  • Extinct: none

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Past and Present Incidents - Individuals

• Terran/Gaian

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• Berbanian/Hirawhassan

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• Reinachos/Ityoselese

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• Delphian/Thatrollwan

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• Sawintiran

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• Jotunheim

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The Recollections of Queen Arianna - Individuals

• Terran/Gaian

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• Berbanian/Hirawhassan

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• Reinachos/Ityoselese

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• Delphian/Thatrollwan

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• Sawintiran

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• Jotunheim

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator_munensis

• https://www.sci.news/paleontology/alligator-munensis-12106.html

• https://www.popsci.com/environment/extinct-alligator-thailand/