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They are not just native to Florida, but includes Texas and the Carolinas.

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Do alligators and crocodiles live in the same environmental niche system?

No. Alligators (American Florida alligators) live predominantly in mid to southern Florida, whereas crocodiles live mostly in South America, southern Africa and equatorial Asia.


Can you name all the states that alligators?

Alligators are native to 10 U.S. states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas. The only two states in which they range throughout the entire state are Florida and Louisiana, which also have the largest alligator populations (1.0-1.5 million in FL; 1.5-2.0 million in LA). The only two landlocked (non-coastal) states with native alligator populations are Arkansas and Oklahoma. Philip T.


Do crocodiles or alligators live in the great plains?

Yes. The crocodiles live in the rivers that run through the savanna like the nile.


Are there crocodiles in North America?

Yes there are; American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) are known to live in Florida in small numbers. However, they are rare, and Americans are more familiar with the much more common, yet smaller and less dangerous American alligator (Alligator mississipiensis).


What is an endangered animal in Florida?

The biggest animal living in florida was an american alligator. American alligators found in everglades can get 15 ft to 16 ft long and weigh 800 lbs to 1000 lbs. Pythons also are the longest animal in florida, and can grow as much as 8 meters or 27 ft long and weigh 300 pounds or more. Florida black bears are the biggest american black bears ever known and males are around 600 pounds. These black bears are recorded to kill and eat 16 ft american alligators!

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Animals native to Florida?

Alligators


Three native reptiles in Florida?

lizards,alligators


What are the American alligators habitat?

Obviously they are native to America, but more specifically the Southeastern United States from Texas to Florida and north through the Carolinas.


Are American alligators native to the everglades?

Yes. They are found from North Carolina to Texas.


Three types of native reptiles that live in florida?

Alligators,green sea turtles, rat snake.


Do alligators and crocodiles live in the same environmental niche system?

No. Alligators (American Florida alligators) live predominantly in mid to southern Florida, whereas crocodiles live mostly in South America, southern Africa and equatorial Asia.


Does South Carolina have crockodiles or alagators?

Alligators. The only crocodiles native to the United States are the North American Crocodile, and, within the contiguous United States, can only be found in the southernmost portion of Florida.


Primary consumers in the Florida everglades?

Crabs, small fish, sharks, and crocodiles.


Are there alligators in Arkansas?

Yes. The swamps of southern Arkansas are home to native American Alligator populations.


The American alligator lives in Florida Is it a fact statistic anecdotal information or expert opinion?

It is a fact that American alligators live in Florida, as well as in Georgia and some other southern American states.


Are there alligators in big pine key Florida?

Of course. Any freshwater in Florida had alligators


Can you name all the states that alligators?

Alligators are native to 10 U.S. states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas. The only two states in which they range throughout the entire state are Florida and Louisiana, which also have the largest alligator populations (1.0-1.5 million in FL; 1.5-2.0 million in LA). The only two landlocked (non-coastal) states with native alligator populations are Arkansas and Oklahoma. Philip T.