A four-foot-long alligator was rescued from Prospect Park Lake Sunday, the city's parks department said.

No one was injured by the gator, and it was taken first to an animal care center before ultimately being transported to the Bronx Zoo to be evaluated and treated, parks officials said.

The alligator has been nicknamed Godzilla, the New York City Animal Care Center said.

Godzilla was found "very lethargic and possibly cold shocked since it is native to warm, tropical climates," according to the Department of Parks & Recreation.

"Parks are not suitable homes for animals not indigenous to those parks-domesticated or otherwise," a spokesperson for the department said in a statement. "In addition to the potential danger to park goers this could have caused, releasing non-indigenous animals or unwanted pets can lead to the elimination of native species and unhealthy water quality."Maintenance workers spotted the gator Sunday morning. Parks enforcement officials and park rangers then captured Godzilla and transported it to the care center.

It is illegal to release animals into city parks, according to the parks department, and officials encourage New Yorkers to call 311 or locate a park ranger if an abandoned animal is spotted.