Louisiana Coloring Book Page 10
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18State Reptile: Alligator
Illustrated by:
Jonathan Williams
(Act 572) The alligator was adopted as Louisiana's state reptile in 1983. It
lives in waters and low lands of the state and other locations of the southeast
United States. Resembling a lizard in shape, grown males (which are larger than
females) reach a length of 11 to 12 feet and weigh 450 to 500 pounds. When
grown, its color is dull gray and dark olive.
Alligators provide better care for their young than most reptiles do, protecting
the young for a year or more. Once common, their numbers were reduced
enough to be classified as endangered. Regulated hunting is allowed since the
designation was changed to threatened in 1977.
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