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American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Least Concern reptile
Measurements
Shoulder Height
45 cm
1'6"
Body Length
4.0 m
13'1"
Weight
360 kg
794 lbs
About American Alligator
The American alligator can reach 4 meters in length and weigh up to 360 kg. Once on the brink of extinction, conservation efforts have made it a success story.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Crocodilia
- Family
- Alligatoridae
- Genus
- Alligator
Ecology
- Diet
- carnivore
- Habitat
- freshwater
- Continent
- North America
Fun Fact
Alligators have survived virtually unchanged for 200 million years, outliving the dinosaurs.
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