Talk:Alligator

	Alligator is part of WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles, an effort to make Wikipedia a standardized, informative, comprehensive and easy-to-use resource for amphibians and reptiles. If you would like to participate, you can choose to edit this article, or visit the project page for more information.Amphibians and ReptilesWikipedia:WikiProject Amphibians and ReptilesTemplate:WikiProject Amphibians and Reptilesamphibian and reptile articles
Mid	This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale.

Archives

1

This page has archives. Sections older than 30 days may be automatically archived by when more than 4 sections are present.

Habitat: Mexico?[edit]

On November 10, 2020, User:Ddum5347 edited this page three times, to assert that not only can alligators be found in the USA and China, but that "A small population is also found in Tamaulipas, in Mexico" — a level of detail nowhere-near suggested by the source (https://www.reptilerange.com/alligators-vs-crocodiles). Googling "tamaulipas" and "alligator" returns only news-stories about crocodiles; I also notice Ddum5347 has been banned from Wikipedia for sock-puppeting. Should all this article's mentions of Mexico be purged? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Helicule (talk • contribs) 12:20, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This came up as a question on an Australian ABC radio quiz and I was intrigued by it. Investigating the sources cited there was nothing reliable to indicate alligators had been recorded from Mexico so I have adopted the above suggestion. On iNaturalist there are over 48,000 records of the species, some of which are extremely close to the Mexican border but none actually in Mexico. Therealsleepycat (talk) 14:37, 3 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Outdated: "No average lifespan for an alligator has been measured"[edit]

Since the 2011 citation a long term study found "alligators [on the site] commonly live to 50 and can possibly live to >70 years of age."

Philip M. Wilkinson, Thomas R. Rainwater, Allan R. Woodward, Erin H. Leone, and Cameron Carter "Determinate Growth and Reproductive Lifespan in the American Alligator ( Alligator mississippiensis): Evidence from Long-term Recaptures," Copeia 104(4), 843-852, (14 November 2016). https://doi.org/10.1643/CH-16-430

Received: 17 March 2016; Accepted: 1 June 2016; Published: 14 November 2016

Suggest something like "Alligators are thought to commonly live around 50 years and may live beyond 70, though this longevity makes accurate studies difficult." Dogsonofawolf (talk) 19:55, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly remove "southern parts of" Alabama?[edit]

Alligators are found in North Alabama, so it may be inaccurate to specify just the southern part https://www.al.com/news/2022/06/huntsville-alligator-sightings-on-the-rise-but-theyve-been-there-for-nearly-a-century.html Poochyena261 (talk) 21:05, 10 June 2022 (UTC)poochyena261[reply]

Outdated use of "tertiary period"[edit]

In the dates for when the alligator split from the caiman Cupressaceae (talk) 05:38, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]