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Are alligators amphibians

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No. Though they do spend a lot of time in the water, they are reptiles. Amphibians lay their eggs in the water, and reptiles lay their eggs on land.
Alligators are not amphibians. They are reptiles. Amphibians are animals that begin their lives in water and have gills, and spend their adult lives on land and have lungs.
No, an alligator is a Reptile. A good way to tell a reptile is reptiles have scales and amphibians do not. Crocodiles, Gharials, and Caimans are also reptiles.
Alligator's are reptiles not amphibians. Alligators have scales and bask in the sun to heat up.

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No they are Reptiles.

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