![]() ![]() The tail of the Alligator is incredibly muscular and is used to propel the animal when it is in the water. Alligators have an armour-plated body that varies in color from yellow to green, to brown, finally turning almost completely black in old age. The Chinese Alligator is a much smaller species, almost half the size of a female American Alligator. The female Alligator tends to be slightly smaller, with a total body and tail length of between 3 and 3.5 meters. Anatomy and Appearance Alligators’ short stocky legs and webbed feet enable them to navigate muddy areas with easeĪlligators are very large reptiles, with males growing up to 4.5 meters in length. Alligators are also commonly known as Gators in their native, southern North American habitats. Despite their size, there are a number of distinct differences between Alligators and Crocodiles as an Alligator’s snout is shorter than that of a Crocodile, and with their mouths shut, an Alligator’s teeth cannot be seen but a Crocodile’s can. Alligators tend to be smaller than their Crocodile cousins but have been known to move at speeds of up to 15mph on land making them one of the fastest large reptiles in the world. © Classification and Evolution Alligators are especially fast in spite of their sizeĪlligators are in the same family as other large reptiles like Crocodiles but are native to only two countries, which are the southern USA and China (where the Alligator is now nearly extinct). Although they prefer to attack pets they may also attack humans if the latter wander too close.Their scales darken with age and may turn almost black. ![]() Alligators are found in 10 states with the highest populations found in Florida and Louisiana.
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