Question: What is the state reptile of Florida?
Answer: The American alligator.
In 1987 the Florida legislature designated the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) as the official state reptile. Long an unofficial symbol of the state, the alligator originally symbolized Florida’s extensive untamed wilderness and swamps. Alligators are found throughout Florida and in parts of other Southeastern states. They prefer lakes, swamps, canals, and other wetland habitats.
