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Family: Alligatoridae



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5 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 426.9 cm TL
 
Alligator mississippiensis
[American alligator]
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Alligator sinensis
[]
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Caiman crocodilus
[Spectacled Caiman]
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Caiman latirostris
[Broad-nosed Caiman]
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Caiman yacare
[Paraguayan Caiman]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alligator mississippiensis American alligator Western Central Atlantic 426.9 TL 1801
Alligator sinensis Northeast Atlantic. 1879
Caiman crocodilus Spectacled Caiman Western Atlantic and East 1758
Caiman latirostris Broad-nosed Caiman South Inland-Water Americ 1801
Caiman yacare Paraguayan Caiman Southwest Atlantic. 1801



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