Without critical habitat.
Alligators are large, lizard-like reptiles with broadly rounded snouts.
They are blackish in appearance, but have pale crossbands on the back and vertical markings on the sides. Mounds may be two feet high and contain 30 to 50 eggs. The female will guard the nest until the young are ready to hatch. Incubation lasts from 60 to 70 days. The young can grow a foot or more each year for several years.