american alligator anatomy profile showing scales and scutes the hide |
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| An American Alligator`s body hide is covered in watertight scales. Alligators have bony plates inside the skin, called osteoderms or scutes, make the skin very tough and hard. American Alligator photographed in the Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia USA. |
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