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American alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

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Field Notes

Description:

scaly, big, small, smiling

Habitat:

swamps

Notes:

it was posing

Species ID Suggestions

American alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

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Scott Frazier
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nkms-life-science128
Crocodiles have more pointed noses, while alligators have a more rounded nose.

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PublishedApril 3, 2013

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