File:Crocodylus acutus mexico 01.jpg

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Phylum: Chordata – Class: Reptilia – Order: Crocodilia – Species: Crocodylus acutus

Crocodylus acutus, american crocodile, cocodrilo americano, crocodile d´Amérique, cocodrilo de rio, lagarto amarillo, american saltwater crocodile.

English: An american crocodile (Crocodylus acutus). This photograph was taken at La Manzanilla, Jalisco State in Mexico, on the Pacific Coast.

Français : Un Crocodile américain (Crocodylus acutus). Photo prise à La Manzanilla, dans l'état de Jalisco, sur la côte pacifique du Mexique.

Italiano: cocodrilo americano

Date

17 September 2005 (according to EXIF data)

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Author

Tomás Castelazo

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English: American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus). This photograph was taken at La Manzanilla, Jalisco State in Mexico, on the Pacific Coast.

Deutsch: Spitzkrokodil ( Crocodylus acutus), aufgenommen an der Pazifischen Küste bei La Manzanilla im Bundesstaat Jalisco in Mexiko

English: American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus). This photograph was taken at La Manzanilla, Jalisco State in Mexico, on the Pacific Coast.

Español: Cocodrilo americano ( Crocodylus acutus). Fotografía tomada en La Manzanilla, estado de Jalisco, en la costa pacífica de México.

Eesti: Ameerika krokodill (Crocodylus acutus) La Manzanillas, Jalisco osariigis Mehhikos.

Français : Un Crocodile américain (Crocodylus acutus). Photo prise à La Manzanilla, dans l'État de Jalisco, sur la côte pacifique du Mexique.

日本語: アメリカワニ ( Crocodylus acutus)。メキシコの太平洋側にあるハリスコ州ラ・マンザリーヤにて。

한국어: 아메리카악어( Crocodylus acutus). 멕시코 할리스코 주 La Manzanilla에서 촬영.

Nederlands: Spitssnuitkrokodil, Jalisco, Mexico.

Українська: Гостромордий (американський) крокодил ( Crocodylus acutus). Світлина зроблена біля міста Ла Манзанілла-де-ла-Пас, штат Халіско, тихоокеанське узбережжя Мексики

中文（简体）‎: 美洲鳄( Crocodylus acutus)，拍摄自墨西哥哈利斯科州拉曼萨尼亚。

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Camera manufacturer	Canon
Camera model	Canon EOS 20D
Exposure time	1/60 sec (0.016666666666667)
F-number	f/5.6
ISO speed rating	800
Date and time of data generation	15:55, 17 September 2005
Lens focal length	135 mm
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	232 dpi
Vertical resolution	232 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
File change date and time	12:36, 2 June 2006
Exposure Program	Normal program
Exif version	2.21
Date and time of digitizing	15:55, 17 September 2005
Shutter speed	5.9068908691406
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Exposure bias	0
Metering mode	Pattern
Flash	Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
Colour space	Uncalibrated
Focal plane X resolution	3,959.3220338983
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Focal plane resolution unit	inches
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Auto exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Scene capture type	Standard

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