Talk:Alligator

Habitat: Mexico?
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)


 * 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)

Possibly remove "southern parts of" Alabama?
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

Outdated use of "tertiary period"
In the dates for when the alligator split from the caiman Cupressaceae (talk) 05:38, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Outdated Habitat
[American alligators are found in the southeast United States: all of Florida and Louisiana; the southern parts of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi; coastal South and North Carolina; East Texas, the southeast corner of Oklahoma, and the southern tip of Arkansas. Louisiana has the largest alligator population. The majority of American alligators inhabit Florida and Louisiana, with over a million alligators in each state. Southern Florida is the only place where both alligators and crocodiles live side by side.]

Even Governor Greg Abbott of Texas is reporting sightings of alligators in the Rio Grande River which spans the border of West Texas and Mexico. In some locations on the Rio Grande there are signs warning of alligators.

https://renewedright.com/texas-governor-greg-abbott-issued-a-dire-warning-about-the-border-no-one-saw-coming/ Susu46 (talk) 00:29, 6 May 2024 (UTC)