Alligator

This article refers to the large reptile. For information on the place, see Alligator, Mississippi.
Alligators
American Alligator
American alligator
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Crocodylia
Family:Alligatoridae
Genus:Alligator
Species

Alligator mississippiensis

Alligator sinensis

Alligator is a genus of the Alligatoridae family of crocodile-like reptiles. It includes two known species:


Alligators live in wet, stagnant, freshwater environments such as ponds, marshes, or swamps. Although alligators have heavy bodies and slow metabolisms, they are capable of short bursts of speed that can exceed 30 miles per hour. Alligators kill by biting their prey and then spinning and convulsing wildly.


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