PIKE-MUZZLED CAYMAN. Crocodilus lucius.

Title: The animal kingdom : arranged in conformity with its organization
Year: 1827 (1820s)
Authors: Georges Cuvier, Baron, 1769-1832; Edward Griffith, 1790-1858
Subjects: Zoology; Zoology
Book Page: https://archive.org/stream/animalkingdomarr09cuvi/#page/n271/mode/1up
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_animal_kingdom_-_arranged_in_conformity_with_its_organization_(1827)_(18170557606).jpg

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.