American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Photo: tylerjonesphotog (CC BY-NC 4.0) via iNaturalist

Taxonomy

• Class: Reptilia
• Order: Crocodylia
• Family: Alligatoridae

Occurrence at DeLuca Preserve

• DeLuca Bio Blitz Species Observations

Conservation & rarity context

• IUCN: Least Concern; Florida: managed
• Rarity note: Large apex predator of freshwater wetlands

Natural history notes

Recovered after conservation; basks on banks; eats fish, turtles, mammals.

References / links

• iNaturalist species page
• IUCN Red List
• Local profile