Ufudu lwaseMpumalanga Ekude (olubizwa nangokuthi i-trionix yamaShayina) lunezinyawo ezinombala zokubhukuda. I-carapace ayinazo izihlangu ze-corneous. I-carapace inesikhumba futhi iyathambeka, ikakhulukazi ezinhlangothini. Ingxenye emaphakathi yegobolondo inengqimba yethambo eliqinile njengezinye izimfudu, kodwa ithambe emaphethelweni angaphandle. Igobolondo elilula futhi eliguquguqukayo livumela izimfudu ukuba zihambe kalula emanzini avulekile noma embhedeni wechibi onodaka.
Igobolondo lezimfudu zaseMpumalanga Ekude linombala womnqumo futhi kwesinye isikhathi linamabala amnyama. I-plastron ibomvu ngokusawolintshi futhi ingahlotshiswa ngamabala amakhulu amnyama. Izitho nekhanda kungumnqumo ohlangothini lwenqolobane, izingalo zangaphambili zikhanya ngokukhanyayo, kanti imilenze yangemuva ibomvu ngokusawolintshi ngaphakathi. Ekhanda kunezindawo ezimnyama nolayini abavela emehlweni. Umphimbo uyabonakala, kungaba nemivimbo emincane emnyama ezindebeni. Amabala amnyama atholakala ngaphambi komsila, kanti umugqa omnyama uyabonakala nasemuva kwethanga ngalinye.
Indawo yokuhlala
Ufudu olunamasheya athambile atholakala eChina (kufaka phakathi iTaiwan), eNyakatho neVietnam, eKorea, eJapan kanye naseRussia Federation. Kunzima ukucacisa ububanzi bemvelo. Izimfudu zaqothulwa zasetshenziselwa ukudla. Abafuduki baletha ufudu olunamasheya athambile eMalaysia, eSingapore, eThailand, ePhilippines, eTimor, eBatan Islands, eGuam, eHawaii, eCalifornia, eMassachusetts naseVirginia.
Izimfudu zaseMpumalanga Ekude zihlala emanzini anosawoti. E-China, izimfudu zitholakala emifuleni, emachibini, emachibini, emiseleni nasemifudlaneni ehamba kancane, eHawaii zihlala emaxhaphozini nasemiseleni yokuhambisa amanzi.
Ukudla
Lezi zimfudu zidla kakhulu, kanti esiswini zazo kutholakala izinsalela zezinhlanzi, ama-crustaceans, ama-molluscs, izinambuzane kanye nembewu yezitshalo zomswakama. Ama-amphibians aseMpumalanga Ekude aklaba ebusuku.
Umsebenzi emvelweni
Inhloko ende namakhala anjengethambo avumela izimfudu ukuba zihambe emanzini angajulile. Ngesikhathi sokuphumula, zilala phansi, zigobhoze esihlabathini noma odakeni. Ikhanda liphakanyiselwa ukuphefumula umoya noma ukubamba inyamazane. Izimfudu zaseMpumalanga Ekude azibhukudi kahle.
Ama-Amphibians afaka amakhanda awo emanzini ukukhipha umchamo emlonyeni wawo. Lesi sici sibasiza ukuba baphile emanzini anosawoti, ivumela ukuthi bakhiphe umchamo ngaphandle kokuphuza amanzi anosawoti. Izimfudu eziningi zikhipha umchamo nge-cloaca. Lokhu kuholela ekulahlekelweni okuphawulekayo kwamanzi emzimbeni. Izimfudu zaseMpumalanga Ekude zigeza umlomo wazo ngamanzi kuphela.
Ukukhiqiza kabusha
Izimfudu zifinyelela ekuvuthweni ngokocansi phakathi kweminyaka engu-4 nengu-6 ubudala. Mate phezulu noma ngaphansi kwamanzi. Owesilisa uphakamisa igobolondo lowesifazane ngeziphambili zakhe bese eluma ikhanda, intamo nezidladla.
