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American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin 1802)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin 1802)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Alligator mississipensis
Recognized by Hanotte and Mensah 2002
Alligator mississippiensis
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia TR, wikipedia EU, Mexico Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia SK, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, Hone et al 2013, Wildfinder (WWF), and United States Species List
Alligator mississippiensis
Recognized by CalPhotos, AnAge articles, Biopix Nature Photos, FAO Fishery Statistics, EOL staff, Animal Diversity Web, and Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin 1802)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and GBIF national node type records Sweden
Alligator mississippiensis Daudin 1802
Recognized by NBII images and ReptileDB
Crocodilus cuvieri Leach 1815
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Alligator lucius
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Alligator mississippiensis
Species recognized by iDigBio type specimen records, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Anderson and Wiens 2017, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Alligator mississippiensis
Recognized by PlanetScott, Flickr Group, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and Flickr BHL
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin 1801)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and iNaturalist
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin 1801)
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin 1802)
Species recognized by IUCN, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, and World Register of Marine Species
Crocodilus lucius
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Alligator lucius Duméril & Bibron 1836
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Crocodilus cuvieri Leach 1815
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Crocodilus lucius Cuvier 1807
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Crocodilus mississipiensis Daudin 1802
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Alligator lucius
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Alligator lucius Duméril & Bibron 1836
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Alligator mississippiensis
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Crocodilus cuvieri Leach 1815
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Crocodilus lucius
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Crocodilus lucius Cuvier 1807
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Crocodilus mississipiensis Daudin 1802
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and ReptileDB
Alligator helois
Synonym according to CITES
Alligator lucius Duméril & Bibron 1836
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Alligator mississipiensis
Synonym according to CITES
Alligator mississipiensis (Daudin 1802)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Crocodilus cuvieri
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus cuvieri Leach 1815
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Crocodilus cuvieri Leach 1815
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Crocodilus lucius
Synonym according to CITES
Crocodilus lucius Cuvier 1807
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Crocodilus lucius Cuvier 1807
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Crocodilus mississipiensis Daudin 1801
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Crocodilus mississipiensis Daudin 1802
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Crocodilus mississipiensis Daudin 1802
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Crocodilus mississippiensis
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Crocodilus mississippiensis
Synonym according to CITES

Common Names

English

Alligator
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
American alligator preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB, Paleobiology Database, AnAge, Wikidata Common Names, World Register of Marine Species, and admin
Florida alligator
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Gator
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Louisiana alligator.
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Mississippi alligator
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
Alligator, Gator, American alligator, Florida alligator, Mississippi alligator, Louisiana alligator.
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
American Alligator preferred
Recognized by PlanetScott, CITES, Flickr BHL, and Wikidata Common Names
Mississippi Alligator
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

قاطور أمريكي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

aligátor americanu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Missisipi alliqatoru preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Aligator Amerika preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

американски алигатор preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

al·ligàtor del Mississipí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

美国短吻鳄 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
美國短吻鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Američki aligator preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

aligátor severoamerický preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Mississippi Alligator preferred
Recognized by CITES

Esperanto

Misisipa aligatoro preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Ameerika alligaator preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

mississippinalligaattori preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Alligator américain preferred
Recognized by CITES
Alligator du Mississippi
prefer
Recognized by CITES

Galician

Xacaré americano preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

ამერიკული ალიგატორი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Mississippi-Alligator preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Αμερικάνος αλιγάτορας preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

אליגטור אמריקני preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

mississippi aligátor preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Aligator Amerika preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Alligatore del Mississippi preferred
Recognized by admin

Japanese

アメリカアリゲーター preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Javanese

Aligator Amerika preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kashubian

Amerikańsczi aligator preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

미시시피악어 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Misisipės aligatorius preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Американски алигатор preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

അമേരിക്കൻ ചീങ്കണ്ണി preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Minangkabau

Aligator Amerika preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Bitseeʼ yee adiłhałii preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

تمساح آمریکایی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

aligator amerykański preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Jacaré-americano preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Aligatorul american preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

миссисипский аллигатор preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Амерички алигатор preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Aligátor severoamerický preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Aligator del Mississippi preferred
Recognized by CITES

Swedish

mississippialligator preferred
Recognized by CITES

Thai

แอลลิเกเตอร์อเมริกา preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Amerika aligatoru preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Американський алігатор preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Cá sấu mõm ngắn Mỹ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

قاطور امريكى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ckb

تیمساحی ئەمریکی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nan

Bí-kok té-bún-kho̍k preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

امریکی مگرمچھ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

美國短吻鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

美国短吻鳄 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

美国短吻鳄 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

美國短吻鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

美國短吻鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

美國短吻鱷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin 1802)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin 1802) (this page)
Alligator sinensis Fauvel 1879

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Crocodylia
Eusuchia
Alligatoridae
Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin 1801) (this page)
Alligator sinensis Fauvel 1879

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin 1802) (this page)
Alligator sinensis Fauvel 1879

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Archosauromorpha
Archosauria
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin 1802) (this page)
Alligator sinensis Fauvel 1879

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Alligator Cuvier 1807
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin 1802) (this page)
Alligator missisipensis Gray 1831
Alligator sinensis Fauvel 1879

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Crocodilia
Alligatoridae
Alligator Cuvier 1807
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin 1802) (this page)
Alligator sinensis Fauvel 1879

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin 1802) (this page)
Alligator sinensis Fauvel 1879
Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758)
Caiman latirostris (Daudin 1802)
Caiman yacare (Daudin 1802)
Melanosuchus niger (Spix 1825)
Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier 1807)
Paleosuchus trigonatus (Schneider 1801)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauria
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Alligatorinae
Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis (this page)
Alligator sinensis

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauromorpha
Archosauriformes
Crurotarsi
Archosauria
Pseudosuchia
Suchia
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata
Bathyotica
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodyliformes
Mesoeucrocodylia
Metasuchia
Neosuchia
Eusuchia
Crocodilia
Alligatoroidea
Globidonta
Alligatoridae
Alligator
Alligator lucius (this page)
Alligator hailensis
Alligator mcgrewi
Alligator mississippiensis
Alligator sinensis
Alligator thomsoni

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauromorpha
Archosauriformes
Crurotarsi
Archosauria
Pseudosuchia
Suchia
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata
Bathyotica
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodyliformes
Mesoeucrocodylia
Metasuchia
Neosuchia
Eusuchia
Crocodilia
Longirostres
Crocodyloidea
Crocodylidae
Crocodilus
Crocodilus lucius (this page)
Crocodilus acutus
Crocodilus cataphractus
Crocodilus galeatus
Crocodilus latirostris
Crocodilus moreletii
Crocodilus palustris
Crocodilus rhombifer
Crocodilus sclerops
Crocodilus vulgaris
Crocodilus yacare

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Archelosauria
Archosauromorpha
Archosauriformes
Crurotarsi
Archosauria
Pseudosuchia
Suchia
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata
Bathyotica
Crocodylomorpha
Crocodyliformes
Mesoeucrocodylia
Metasuchia
Neosuchia
Eusuchia
Crocodilia
Alligatoroidea
Globidonta
Alligatoridae
Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis (this page)
Alligator hailensis
Alligator lucius
Alligator mcgrewi
Alligator sinensis
Alligator thomsoni

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Crocodylia
Alligatoridae
Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin 1802) (this page)
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