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Common name: Chinese alligator or Yangtze alligator
Scientific name: Alligator sinensis
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Native home: Yangtze River region of China
Estimated numbers: almost extinct in the wild with fewer than 50 but 10,000 in captivity
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Size: adults weigh 40 kilograms and reach 1.5 metres in length but unofficial records show some reach 2m
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