American alligator head in profile against a dark background

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Reptile tools

Each tool answers one question with cited data, and every answer is written out in full on the page. Pick by what you are trying to do.

Alligator mississippiensis

Care

Keeping a reptile healthy and legal.

Bearded dragon resting on a sandstone rock under warm light
Food checkerStaple, occasional, rarely or never: 75 foods for bearded dragons, with calcium-to-phosphorus ratios.“Can my bearded dragon eat grapes?”
Bald cypress trees standing in still swamp water
Is it banned?The ten pythons, anacondas and other snakes on the federal injurious wildlife list, and what the listing prohibits.“Are Burmese pythons banned?”

Learn

How reptiles are classified and protected.

American alligator floating in dark water with a hatchling on its head
Is it endangered?US Endangered Species Act status for 131 listed reptiles, plus common reptiles that are not listed.“Is the American alligator endangered?”
Crested gecko clinging to a leaf at night
Species and family browserAll 94 reptile families and 1,259 genera with species counts.“How many species of snakes are there?”

More tools are in development.

Also on the site

Species library · Snakes near you · Compare species · Pet care · How we build these pages

Data updated October 2026 · Data sources