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American alligator - Wikipedia
The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), sometimes referred to as a common alligator or just gator, is a large crocodilian reptile native to the Southeastern United States.
American alligator | Diet, Habitat, Range, & Facts | Britannica
The American alligator is a species of alligator inhabiting freshwater rivers, lakes, and swamps and brackish waters in the Southern United States and northeastern Mexico.
American Alligator - National Wildlife Federation
American alligators are large crocodilians found only in the United States. They can grow to be more than 12 feet (3.6 meters) in length and weigh as much as 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms), with males being slightly larger than females on average.
American Alligator - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Overview The American alligator is a large, semi-aquatic, armored reptile that is related to crocodiles. Their body alone ranges from 6 - 14 feet long. Almost black in color, it has prominent eyes and nostrils with coarse scales over the entire body. It has a large, long head with visible upper teeth along the edge of the jaws.
American Alligator - National Geographic Kids
American alligators live in the wild in the southeastern United States. You're most likely to spot them in Florida and Louisiana, where they live in rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps, bayous, and...
American alligator - Smithsonian's National Zoo
The American alligator is a large crocodilian with an armored body, short legs, a muscular tail and a long, rounded snout. This reptile nearly went extinct but is now considered a conservation success story.
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) - Species Profile
Identification: Alligator mississippiensis is a robust crocodilian with a total length of 1.8-5 m (6-16.5 ft), and a record length of 5.84 m (19 ft 2 in) (Conant and Collins, 1998).
American Alligator: Species Profile - U.S. National Park Service
The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) ranges throughout the southeastern United States, and alligators within Everglades National Park exist at the southern extreme of their range.
American Alligator - National Geographic
American alligators reside nearly exclusively in the freshwater rivers, lakes, swamps, and marshes of the southeastern United States, primarily Florida and Louisiana.
American Alligator - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on ... - Animalia
Basic facts about American Alligator: lifespan, distribution and habitat map, lifestyle and social behavior, mating habits, diet and nutrition, population size and status.
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