osteoderms

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Transverse rows of epidermal scutes on the back of an American Alligator Royalty Free Stock Photo

Close up detail of the skin on the back of an Australian Saltwater Crocodile Royalty Free Stock Photo

$Black and white illustration of a crocodile (Crocodylus). The reptile\'s skin shows Royalty Free Stock Photo$

American Alligator lurking in the swamp water, osteoderms

scute of an American alligator - A. mississippiensis - Bony plate inside the skin, called osteoderms or scutes, make the skin very Royalty Free Stock Photo

American alligator Alligator mississippiensis lying on muddy ground Royalty Free Stock Photo

American alligator on a plain white background Royalty Free Stock Photo

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Large American Alligator swimming submerged in swamp water in Georgia. The alligator has thick tough leathery skin with small bones called osteoderms down its back, making a ridged shield. These hard bones are not connected to each other so the alligator has greater flexibility. Photographed in the Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia.