| Specimen ID | 1712977 |
| Group | Reptiles-Crocodilians |
| Genus | Alligator |
| Species | mississippiensis |
| Common Name | American alligator |
| State | OH |
| County | Auglaize |
| Locality | St. Mary's River in Auglaize County. |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | St. Marys |
| HUC8 Number | 04100004 |
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| Collection Day | 25 |
| Collection Month | 5 |
| Collection Year | 2023 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released pet | escaped captivity |
| Status | unknown |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 41558 |
| Author: | Bruner, B. |
| Date: | 2023 |
| Title: | One alligator at large, one dead after pair spotted in northwest Ohio river |
| Publisher: | The Columbus Dispatch |
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| Comments | Two American Alligators were first spotted on May 7, 2023. Capture attempts were unsuccessful and one of the Alligators was shot and killed by Ohio Division of Wildlife. As of May 25, 2023 the other Alligator, estimated at two feet long, remained at large. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Verifier | Ohio Division of Wildlife and Ohio Department of Agriculture |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 2 |
