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American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Photo by HeatherMiller
Published on Project Noah
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33.7742, -84.3278

Field Notes

Description:

Fernbank Museum of Natural History. 3 babies about 8 inches long. Captive.

Habitat:

Rivers swamps canals.

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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PublishedMarch 3, 2012

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