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Taxon: Genus Alligator Cuvier, 1817 (reptile)
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Authorship

Original name Cuvier, 1817. R. Anim., 2, 21.

Types

Type ofAlligatores (Order) Ref: E.R. Lankester, 1877: 453. [inferred]
Type ofAlligatoridae (Family) Cuvier, 1807 Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 620. [inferred]
TypeAlligator mississippiensis (Daudin, 1802) Ref: P. Uetz et al. (eds.), 2016: 16 Aug 2016.

Synonyms

IncludingCaimanoidea (Genus) Mehl, 1916 Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 620.

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full namealligators Ref: B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
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