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The American alligator, sometimes referred to as a gator, or common alligator is a large crocodilian reptile native to the Southeastern United States and a small section of northeastern Mexico. It is one of the two extant species in the genus "Alligator", and is larger than the only other living alligator species, the Chinese alligator.

Similar species: Crocodilia
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Oct 14, 2012. Captured May 15, 2010 01:09 in 1680 Chambersburg Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325, USA.
  • Canon PowerShot S5 IS
  • f/3.5
  • 1/125s
  • ISO80
  • 13.2mm