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American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Gray all over and the body is covered in bony plates called scutes.

Habitat:

Sitting in the cattails at the edge of a marsh.

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American alligator

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PublishedJuly 20, 2013

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