| Query: Crocodilus lucius | Result: 10th of 16 | |
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Subject: | American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
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Date: 2004:10:04 18:18:40
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Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. A model of an American alligator in the lobby of the Weeks Bay NERR Interpretive Center.
The American alligator or gator (Alligator mississippiensis) is a large crocodilian reptile endemic to the southeastern United States.
Image ID: nerr0211, NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve Collection
Location: Weeks Bay, Alabama
Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/
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Scientific Name: Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin, 1802)
Common Names: American Alligator, Mississippi Alligator, Common Alligator, Gator
Synonyms:
Crocodilus mississipiensis Daudin, 1802
Crocodilus lucius CUVIER 1807
Crocodilus cuvieri LEACH 1815
Alligator lucius — DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1836 |
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