Alligator Skin
- Scientific name is alligator mississippiensis
- Common name is American alligator
- CITES status: Appendix II
- Alligator skin is native to Southeast USA
- Alligator skin is both farmed and wild-caught by hunters for the meat. The skin is a byproduct.
- The approximate average size and thickness of these alligator skins are:
- 150 cm full length
- 1,0 mm thickness
- Head: 30 cm long x 25 cm wide at the center (widest point)
- Belly:35 cm long x 32 cm wide at the center (widest point)
- Tail: 65 cm long x 24 cm wide at the top of the tail (widest point)
- These alligator skins have many severe blemishes in the belly
- These alligator skins are most commonly used for electronics accessories and other small leather goods
