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American Alligator

Alligator mississipiensis

Photo by pennymomof2
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Field Notes

Description:

This is 2 of the 5 young alligators I saw today. You can see the webbed feet in the pictures. Beautiful colors on the tails.

Habitat:

Lake with high plant life in well populated area.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Scott Frazier
The Scientific name of the American alligator is Alligator mississippiensis. Please add that to your spotting in the space provided for Scientific name. Thanks

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PublishedMay 30, 2011

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