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All Names

  • English
    • American Alligator
  • Scientific names
    • Crocodilus mississipiensis
    • Crocodilus lucius
    • Crocodilus cuvieri
    • Alligator mississippiensis
    • Alligator lucius
  • German
    • Mississippi-Alligator

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Recent Observations

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What

American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis

Observer

guerillafarmer99

Date

Mar 18, 2012 11:34 AM EDT

Description

Jason Sharp;
Boyd Hill, Pinellas County, Florida

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What

American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis

Observer

damien

Date

Feb 8, 2012
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What

American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis

Observer

damien

Date

Feb 14, 2012

Description

Baby alligator hatchlings. How many can you see?

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Description from Wikipedia

The American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, (known colloquially as simply gator) is one of the two living species of Alligator, a genus within the family Alligatoridae. The American Alligator is native only to the Southeastern United States, where it inhabits wetlands that frequently overlap with human-populated areas. It is larger than the other extant alligator species, the Chinese Alligator.

No range data available.