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Chinese Alligator
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IUCN CR · Critically endangered

Chinese Alligator

Alligator sinensis

The Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) (simplified Chinese: 扬子鳄; traditional Chinese: 揚子鱷, yáng zǐ è), also known as the Yangtze alligator, is one of two known living species of Alligator, a genus in the family Alligatoridae. This critically endangered species is endemic to eastern China.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Chinese Alligator in Compendium of Materia Medica: Illustrated Volume, Middle of the Lower Part

Compendium of Materia Medica: Illustrated Volume, Middle of the Lower Part

李時珍 · 1596 · p.37

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 26156.