American alligator

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American alligator
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Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Subkingdom Bilateria
Branch Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum Chordata
Sub-phylum Vertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass Tetrapoda
Class Reptilia
Order Information
Order Crocodilia
Family Information
Family Alligatoridae
Genus Information
Genus Alligator
Species Information
Species A. mississippiensis
Synonyms Crocodilus mississipiensis
Population statistics
Conservation status Least concern[1]

The American alligator is a large species of crocodilian of the family Alligatoridae, and native to southeastern North America.

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