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File:Crocodylus acutus mexico 01.jpg

Description 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)
Source Own work
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.
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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
APEX aperture 4.9708557128906
Exposure bias 0
Metering mode Pattern
Flash Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
Colour space Uncalibrated
Focal plane X resolution 3,959.3220338983
Focal plane Y resolution 3,959.3220338983
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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