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Why is an American alligator a reptile?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 10/8/2023

The alligator is classified as a reptile because it meets all the criteria for that class of animal. It is air breathing, lays shelled eggs, has skin covered with scales, has four limbs, is cold-blooded, and does not have a water-dwelling larval stage.

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∙ 13y ago

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