Alligatoridae

Alligatoridae
Temporal range: CampanianPresent
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.