Alligator: is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. There are two living alligator species: the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) and the Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis). In addition, several extinct species of alligator are known from fossil remains. Alligators first appeared during the Oligocene epoch about 37 million years ago. The name alligator is an anglicized form of el lagarto, the Spanish term for "lizard", which early Spanish explorers and settlers in Florida called the alligator.
A large adult American alligator's weight and length is 360 kg (790 lb) and 4.0 m (13.1 ft) long[citation needed], but can grow to 4.4 m (14 ft) long and weigh over 450 kg (990 lb). The largest ever recorded was found in Louisiana and measured 5.84 m (19.2 ft). The Chinese alligator is smaller, rarely exceeding 2.1 m (6.9 ft) in length. Alligators have an average of 75 teeth. There is no measured average lifespan for an alligator. In 1937, a one year-old specimen was brought to the Belgrade Zoo in Serbia from Germany.
A large adult American alligator's weight and length is 360 kg (790 lb) and 4.0 m (13.1 ft) long[citation needed], but can grow to 4.4 m (14 ft) long and weigh over 450 kg (990 lb). The largest ever recorded was found in Louisiana and measured 5.84 m (19.2 ft). The Chinese alligator is smaller, rarely exceeding 2.1 m (6.9 ft) in length. Alligators have an average of 75 teeth. There is no measured average lifespan for an alligator. In 1937, a one year-old specimen was brought to the Belgrade Zoo in Serbia from Germany.
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