American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)

American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)

American (top) and Chinese (bottom) alligators
Date 1905
Source The Living Animals of the World
Author C. J. Cornish et al
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese%2Bamerican_alligators.png

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.

The Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) (扬子鳄; 揚子鱷), also known as the Yangtze alligator, is one of two known living species of Alligator, a genus in the family Alligatoridae. This species is endemic to eastern China.


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Description		American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) American (top) and Chinese (bottom) alligators Date 1905 Source The Living Animals of the World Author C. J. Cornish et al Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese%2Bamerican_alligators.png 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. The Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) (扬子鳄; 揚子鱷), also known as the Yangtze alligator, is one of two known living species of Alligator, a genus in the family Alligatoridae. This species is endemic to eastern China.

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