American alligator

American alligator Temporal range: 8–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Miocene – Recent
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	Crocodylia
Faimily:	Alligatoridae
Genus:	Alligator
Species:	A. mississippiensis
Binomial name
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin, 1802 [oreeginally Crocodilus])
Approximate range of American Alligator
Synonyms
Crocodilus mississipiensis Daudin, 1802

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.