Alligator

genus of large reptiles
DomainEukaryota • RegnumAnimalia • PhylumChordata • SubphylumVertebrata • InfraphylumGnathostomata • CladusOsteichthyes • SuperclassisTetrapoda • CladusAmniota • CladusReptilia • OrdoCrocodilia • FamiliaAlligatoridae • Genus: Alligator Cuvier, 180

There are today two species of alligator:

American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis

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Chinese Alligator, Alligator sinensis

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