The Linnean alligator moniker presumably derives from the fact that American alligators can be found along the Mississippi River as far north as Oklahoma.

• 根据林奈分类法，密西西比短吻鳄之所以有这样的学名，应该是基于一项事实：自美国密西西比河北上远到俄克拉荷马州，都有其踪迹。