Zoologische Mededelingen, 84 (October 2010)M.S. Hoogmoed; M.E. Gassó Miracle; L.W.` van den Hoek Ostende: Type specimens of recent and fossil Testudines and Crocodylia in the collections of the Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands

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Crocodilus (Gavialis) Schlegelii Müller, 1838

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*Crocodilus (Gavialis) Schlegelii Müller, 1838: 77, pl. 3; Müller & Schlegel, 1839: pls. 1-3; Müller & Schlegel, 1841: 18.

Tomistoma schlegelii; Lidth de Jeude, 1898: 13; King & Burke, 1989: 15.

Syntypes: RMNH.RENA 3198, 1 egg in alcohol, ‘Borneo’ [probably Lake Lamoeda, 8 days upstream river Doeson, Borneo, Indonesia], leg. S. Müller, 1837; RMNH.RENA 3200, 1 embryo (alc.). Loc.: ‘Borneo’ [probably Lake Lamoeda, 8 days upstream river Doeson, Borneo, Indonesia]. Leg.: S. Müller; RMNH.RENA 7934-5, 2 mounted ex. Loc.: ‘Borneo’ [probably Lake Lamoeda, 8 days upstream river Doeson, Borneo, Indonesia]. Leg.: S. Müller; RMNH.RENA 35444 (Cat. ost. b, 76 cm), 1 skull. Loc.: ‘Borneo’ [probably Lake Lamoeda, 8 days upstream river Doeson, Borneo, Indonesia]. Leg.: S. Müller, 1836; RMNH.RENA 35445 (Cat. ost. c, 70 cm), 1 skull. Loc.: ‘Dans d’un lac d’eau douce à l’intérieur de Bornéo’ [probably Lake Lamoeda, 8 days upstream river Doeson, Borneo, Indonesia]. Leg.: S. Müller, 1836; RMNH.RENA 35449, 1 dried egg. Loc.: none given [probably Lake Lamoeda, 8 days upstream river Doeson, Borneo, Indonesia]. Leg.: S. Müller; RMNH.RENA 39581 (Cat. ost. a, skull 63.5 cm, total 360 cm), 1 skeleton. Loc.: ‘Borneo’ [probably Lake Lamoeda, 8 days upstream river Doeson, Borneo, Indonesia]. Leg.: S. Müller.

Current name: Tomistoma schlegelii (Müller, 1838).

Remarks.― The type locality according to Müller (1838: 85) is ‘binnenlanden van Borneo’ [interior of Borneo]. Müller obtained eggs with embryos from a nest discovered by P.W. Korthals (also a member of the Dutch Natuurkundige Commissie) in September 1836, by Lake Lamoeda (Müller, 1838: 36). Of these eggs apparently only two survived till today: RMNH.RENA 3198 (alc.) and RMNH.RENA 35449 (dry). RMNH.RENA 35449 now is damaged (broken and partly repaired in April 2003). This egg was only found recently in the RMNH collection without any data, but it did agree completely in size and shape with the egg depicted by Müller & Schlegel (1841) and is assumed to be one of the eggs mentioned in the original description by Müller (1838) and in Müller & Schlegel (1841).

King & Burke (1989: 15) only mention RMNH.RENA 3200, 7934, 7935 and the skeletal material Cat. ost. a, b and c as syntypes.

Pictures.― Müller, 1838: 77, pl. 3; Müller & Schlegel, 1839: pls. 1-3.

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