Specimen ID | 1724120 |
Group | Reptiles-Crocodilians |
Genus | Alligator |
Species | mississippiensis |
Common Name | American alligator |
State | PA |
County | Allegheny |
Locality | Near Blackberry Street and U.S. Steel mill. |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Lower Monongahela |
HUC8 Number | 05020005 |
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Collection Day | 26 |
Collection Month | 7 |
Collection Year | 2023 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | escaped captivity pet |
Status | unknown |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 42749 |
Author: | Prose, J.D. |
Date: | 2023 |
Title: | It’s deja vu all over again as another alligator is spotted by a western Pa. river
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Publisher: | PennLive Patriot-News |
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Comments | Video received by police of a 2-3' alligator walking along a road and into some weeds. |
Record Type | Literature |
Verifier | West Mifflin Police Department |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Size | 2-3' |