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The Komodo dragon is the largest living species of lizard in the world. The largest of the monitor lizards (and the largest extant lizard in genera) is the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), endemic to the island of its name, at a maximum size of 3.13 m (10.3 ft) long and 166 kg (366 lb), although this is currently the only record that places ...
A controversial measurement put the world-record alligator at 15 feet, 9 inches and some Mississippi hunters don't think it can be topped.
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Spectacled caiman. C. crocodilus Linnaeus, 1758: Northern South America and Central America: Size: up to 45 kg (99 lb) Habitat: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, and inland wetlands [4] Diet: [4] LC 1,000,000 [4] Broad-snouted caiman. C ...
An alligator, or colloquially gator, is a large reptile in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae of the order Crocodilia. The two extant species are the American alligator (A. mississippiensis) and the Chinese alligator (A. sinensis). Additionally, several extinct species of alligator are known from fossil remains.
There's a new record in the state of Mississippi for the biggest alligator caught on public land. The monster is 12 ft and 7 and 7/8 inches long, making it the biggest by an eighth of an inch.
Other sources suggest Muja became the world's oldest alligator in May 2020, following the death of Saturn in the Moscow Zoo. [7] Muja is the Belgrade Zoo's last surviving animal from the 1930s and 1940s. [6] He is widely regarded as the oldest living alligator in captivity and has been recognized as such by Guinness World Records. [2]
There’s a new record in the state of Mississippi for the biggest alligator caught on public land. The monster is 12 ft and 7 and 7/8 inches long.
A specimen that was 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) long and weighed 458.8 kg (1,011.5 lb) is the largest American alligator killed in Alabama and has been declared the SCI world record in 2014. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] Reported sizes