The albino alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) follows all the same growth, size, eating and temperament as a regular gator, they just look white in color.

The large reptile - whose scientific name is Alligator mississippiensis - has been a fixture of the zoo's reptile exhibit since 1992, when he came to Houston by way of the Louisiana Land and ...

Male American alligators grow to an average of 3.4 meters (11.2 feet). They are only found in North America, where they have a conservation status of Least Concern on the ICUN Red List.According ...

An extremely rare leucistic alligator born in Gatorland, Orlando, is the result of a genetic condition that leads to the partial loss of skin pigmentation, resulting in white or translucent skin.

In his caption, Lucas wrote: “Observed this American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in the Everglades, March 2025. Its upper jaw was missing, leaving only exposed tissue and a partial snout.

Ian Recchio, curator of reptiles at the Los Angeles Zoo, agrees. “The animal in the video is most certainly an American alligator, and it’s a pretty large one, probably a male,” he says.

PROF. REESE, of West Virginia University, [is best known as an embryologist, and the author of a memoir on the development of Alligator mississippiensis, published a few years ago in the ...