American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis){!--미시시피악어--> Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. A model of an American alligator in the lobby of the Weeks Bay NERR Interpretive Center.
The American alligator or gator (Alligator mississippiensis) is a large crocodilian reptile endemic to the southeastern United States.
Image ID: nerr0211, NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve Collection
Location: Weeks Bay, Alabama
Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/