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Lettuce-Lake-Alligator-II This young gator was swimming in one of two aptly named Lettuce Lakes in the Corkscrew nature preserve located in southern Florida. Alligator mississippiensis,American Alligator,Geotagged,United States,nature Click/tap to enlarge

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This young gator was swimming in one of two aptly named Lettuce Lakes in the Corkscrew nature preserve located in southern Florida.

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The American Alligator

The American alligator, sometimes referred to colloquially as a gator, is a reptile endemic only to the Southeastern United States. It is one of the two living species of alligator, in the genus "Alligator", within the family "Alligatoridae". It is larger than the other extant alligator species, the Chinese alligator.

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Uploaded Jul 9, 2016. Captured in Blair Audubon Center, Sanctuary Rd W, Naples, FL 34120, USA.
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