American alligator
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The American alligator, sometimes referred to as a common alligator or just gator, is a large crocodilian reptile native to the Southeastern United States. It is one of the two extant species in the g
American Alligator
In the Okefenokee Swamp
American alligator skull
American alligator showing teeth
Chinese alligator
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The Chinese alligator, also known as the Yangtze alligator, China alligator, or historically the muddy dragon, is a crocodilian endemic to China. It and the American alligator are the only living spec
American alligator
…Southeastern United States. It is one of the two extant species in the genus Alligator, and is larger than the only other living alligator species, the Chinese alligator. Adult male American alligators measure 3.4 to 4.8 m (11.2 to 15.7 ft) in length, and can weigh up to 450 kg (1,000 lb), with unverified sizes of up…
Chinese Alligator 15
Detail of head
The habitat of the Chinese alligator is fresh water bodies, as pictured.
Chinese alligators at Shanghai Zoo