| Alligatoridae Temporal range:
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| American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Archosauromorpha |
| Clade: | Archosauriformes |
| Order: | Crocodilia |
| Clade: | Globidonta |
| Family: | Alligatoridae Gray, 1844 |
| Subfamilies | |
The family Alligatoridae of crocodylians includes alligators, caimans and their extinct relatives.