American+Alligator

Caleb High

American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

'Gator'

Description:

The American alligator is a large, semi-aquatic, armored reptile that is related to crocodiles. Their body alone ranges from 6 - 14 feet long. Almost black in color, it has prominent eyes and nostrils with coarse scales over the entire body. It has a large, long head with visible upper teeth along the edge of the jaws. Its front feet have 5 toes, while rear feet have 4 toes that are webbed. Alligators eat almost anything they can get and reproduce by laying eggs.

Habitat:

The American Alligator's natural habitats is swamplands of the lower Americas. The alligator can be located in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas , Florida , Georgia , Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas. They are a predator species and feed on all different types of animals in their natural habitat of the swamplands.

Problems:

ave increased

sources: [|www.fws.gov/endangered/]