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American alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

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Description:

The alligator... "is a reptile endemic only to the Southeastern United States. It is one of the two living species of alligator, in the genus Alligator, within the family Alligatoridae. It is larger than the other extant alligator species, the Chinese alligator."

Habitat:

Swamps and wetlands.

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PublishedSeptember 12, 2011

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