American Alligator at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas

An American Alligator sits on a grassy bank with its mouth open; water in the foreground and dead brushy vegetation in the background

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American Alligator at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas

American Alligator sunning on bank at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

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Photo By/Credit

John L. Olson

Facility

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Coastal

Wetland

Species

Alligator mississippiensis

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Subject tags

Marshes

Reptiles

Wildlife refuges

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