Green keel-bellied lizard
Gastropholis prasina
American alligator
Alligator mississipiensis
The American alligator is native to the southern United States. This reptile’s breeding season generally coincides with the thunderstorms that mark late spring and early summer. The female lays between 20 and 70 eggs on a nest made of plant detritus, and after 65 to 70 days of incubation, the young alligators emerge from their eggs with the help of their mother.
Habitat
Freshwater and brackish rivers and marshes
Feed
From invertebrates to mammals by age
Classification
Class
Reptiles
Family
Alligatoridae
Scientific Name
Alligator mississipiensis
Conservation status
IUCN: species not listed globally not threatenedCITES: Appendix II (1979)European Union: Appendix B
Some Figures
Size
up to 6 metres
Weight
Up to 450 kg
Life Expectancy
60 years old
Incubation
65 to 70 days
20 to 70 eggs
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Common flat-tail gecko
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