FIG. 263. — Head of Alligator mississippiensis, the Mississippi alligator.

Title: Introduction to zoology; a guide to the study of animals, for the use of secondary schools;
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Charles Benedict Davenport, 1866-1944; Gertrude Anna Crotty Davenport, 1866-
Subjects: Zoology
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The American alligator or gator (Alligator mississippiensis) is a large crocodilian reptile endemic to the southeastern United States. It is one of two living species in the genus Alligator within the family Alligatoridae.