American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
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- A. mississippiensis – Aransas Co, TX – photo by D. Craig McIntyre
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- A. mississippiensis – Aransas Co, TX – photo by Gerald Keown, SWCHR
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- A. mississippiensis – Liberty Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- A. mississippiensis – Liberty Co, TX – photo by Nathan Wells
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- A. mississippiensis – Refugio Co, TX – photo by Don Mercer
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- A. mississippiensis – Refugio Co, TX – photo by Don Mercer
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- A. mississippiensis – Refugio Co, TX – photo by Don Mercer
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Alligator mississippiensis occurs only in eastern and southern Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) considers the American alligator to be a game animal and manages it as such. Alligators may be taken only in the proper seasons and proper permits. For more information regarding hunting alligators in the state of Texas, please click on this link; 2021-2022 Seasons and Regulations