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Scientific Name
Alligator mississippiensis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin, 1802)
Park
Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Crocodilia |
| Family | Alligatoridae |
| Genus | Alligator |
| Species | Alligator mississippiensis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Duran, C.M. 2004. An Inventory of Reptiles and Amphibians of Padre Island National Seashore, San Antonio Missions National Historical Monument and Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site. Report to the National Park Service. 168 pp.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Duran, C.M. 2004. An Inventory of Reptiles and Amphibians of Padre Island National Seashore, San Antonio Missions National Historical Monument and Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site. Report to the National Park Service. 168 pp.
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
One of two alligators were introduced to the island. They are not native.; Data Source: Duran, C.M. 2004. An Inventory of Reptiles and Amphibians of Padre Island National Seashore, San Antonio Missions National Historical Monument and Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site. Report to the National Park Service. 168 pp.; Duran, C.M. 2004. An Inventory of Reptiles and Amphibians of Padre Island National Seashore, San Antonio Missions National Historical Monument and Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site. Report to the National Park Service. 168 pp.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted From Non NPSpecies Format By I&M Office
Created Date
9/29/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Whitney Granger
Last Modified Date
12/15/2004 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Data Source: Duran, C.M. 2004. An Inventory of Reptiles and Amphibians of Padre Island National Seashore, San Antonio Missions National Historical Monument and Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site. Report to the National Park Service. 168 pp.
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