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3D model of an American Alligator (NHMW-ZOO-HS-15682)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.57756/t7k6kj
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Publication date: 29 Aug 2025
Publisher: Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (NHMW)
Collections: 1. Zoology
Instrument: Artec Leo
Resource type: Dataset
Specimen: NHMW-ZOO-HS-15682
License: CC BY-NC
CC BY-NC 4.0 International
Tags: 3d model 3dmodel 3d-modell 3dscan 3d-scan 3dscanning 3d-scanning
Countries:
  • Americas
Chronology: Holocene
Taxa: Crocodylia
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Winkler V., Haider A. (2025). 3D model of an American Alligator (NHMW-ZOO-HS-15682). NHMW Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.57756/t7k6kj

Abstract

3D scan of a juvenile American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Alligators are native to the southeastern United States and to northeastern Mexico. They live in freshwater wetlands such as marshes and swamps. Apart from this species there is only one other extant Alligator: the Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis).

These alligators feed on fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Males measure up to 4 meters in length. This specimen has a length of about 1.2 meters. They are considered apex predators due to their large size. American alligators lay their eggs in a nest built out of vegetation, sticks, leaves and mud in a sheltered spot.

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NHMW-ZOO-HS-15682_American_Alligator_lowres.mtl 3D Model (MTL) of an American Alligator 0 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-15682_American_Alligator_lowres.obj 3D Model (OBJ) of an American Alligator 17.14 MB
NHMW-ZOO-HS-15682_American_Alligator_lowres.png 3D Model (PNG) of an American Alligator 4.63 MB

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American Alligator (NHMW-ZOO-HS-15682)

American Alligator (NHMW-ZOO-HS-15682) by Natural History Museum Vienna on Sketchfab