alligator
Reptilia > Crocodilia > Alligatoridae
Alligator mississipiensis Daudin
Photographer: Chris Evans, The University of Georgia
Descriptor: Adult(s)
Location: Georgia, United States

The American alligator or gator (Alligator mississippiensis) is a large crocodilian reptile endemic to the southeastern United States.

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