The American alligator was first classified by French zoologist François Marie Daudin as Crocodilus mississipiensis in 1801. In 1807, Georges Cuvier created the genus Alligator; the American alligator and the Chinese alligator are … 查看更多內容

Domestic American alligators range from long and slender to short and robust, possibly in response to variations in factors such as … 查看更多內容

American alligators are currently listed as least concern by the IUCN Red List, even though from the 1800s to the mid-1900s, they were being … 查看更多內容

They inhabit swamps, streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes. A lone American alligator was spotted for over 10 years living in a river … 查看更多內容

Members of this superfamily first arose in the late Cretaceous, about 100–65 million years ago (Mya). Leidyosuchus of Alberta is the earliest … 查看更多內容

American alligators, being native both to the Nearctic and Neotropical realms, are found in the wild in the Southeastern United States, from the Lowcountry in South Carolina, south to Everglades National Park in Florida, and west to the southeastern … 查看更多內容

Basking
American alligators primarily bask on shore, but also climb into and perch on tree limbs to bask if no … 查看更多內容