American alligator
The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), whiles refert tae colloquially as a gator or common alligator, is a muckle crocodilian reptile endemic tae the sootheastren Unitit States. It is ane o twa livin species in the genus Alligator athin the faimily Alligatoridae; it is mair muckle nor the ither livin alligator species, the Chinee alligator. Adult male American alligators meisurs 3.4 tae 4.6 m (11 tae 15 ft) in lenth, an can wecht up tae 453 kg (1,000 lb). Females is smawer, meisurin around 3 m (9.8 ft). The American alligator indwalls freshwatter wetlands, lik marshes an cypress swamps frae Texas tae North Carolina. It is distinguished frae the sympatric American crocodile bi its braider snoot, wi owerlappin chowks an darker colouration, an tholes less sautwatter but tholes mair cuiler climates nor the American crocodile, whilk is anly foond in tropical climates.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Crocodylia |
| Faimily: | Alligatoridae |
| Genus: | Alligator |
| Species: | A. mississippiensis |
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| Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin, 1802 [oreeginally Crocodilus])
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References
eedit- ↑ Crocodile Specialist Group (1996). "Alligator mississippiensis". IUCN Reid Leet o Threatened Species. Version 2008. Internaitional Union for Conservation o Naitur. Retrieved 24 Februar 2009. Cite has empty unkent parameter:
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