The false gharial or Malayan gharial ( Tomistoma schlegelii ) is a fresh-water reptile . It looks like a crocodile with a very thin and long snout . The False gharial ( Tomistoma schlegelii ) , also known as the Malayan gharial , false gavial , or Tomistoma is a freshwater crocodile of the Crocodylidae family with a very thin and elongated snout .