Size of the full alligator approx 9 foot.
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Superclass: Tetrapoda
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Eureptilia
Clade: Romeriida
Clade: Diapsida
Clade: Neodiapsida
Clade: Sauria
Clade: Crocopoda
Clade: Eucrocopoda
Clade: Archosauria
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Suchia
Clade: Paracrocodylomorpha
Clade: Loricata
Superorder: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Crocodyliformes
Clade: Mesoeucrocodylia
Clade: Metasuchia
Clade: Neosuchia
Clade: Eusuchia
Order: Crocodilia
Suborder: Eusuchia
Superfamily: Alligatoroidea
Family: Alligatoridae
Subfamily: Alligatorinae
Genus: Alligator
Species: A. mississippiensis