Ixhaphozi liyindawo ekahle yezinhlobo ezithile zezilwane. Kepha impilo emaxhaphozini ayilula njengoba ingase ibonakale, yingakho izidalwa eziphilayo ezinamandla futhi ezivumelana nezimo zihlala khona. Kuye ngezinhlobo zamaxhaphozi ensimini, ungathola abamele abahlukahlukene bomhlaba wezilwane.
Amaxhaphozi ase-Amphibian
Abamele izilwane abavelele kakhulu abahlala emaxhaphozini amaxoxo, amasele nezinsizwa.
Ixoxo
Toad
UTriton
Amaxoxo amane athande izindawo ezimanzi zomhlaba, ngakho-ke amaxhaphozi yindawo yokuhlala eyinhloko yama-amphibians. Ubukhulu bomuntu ngamunye bungahluka kusuka ku-8 mm kuye ku-32 cm (kuya ngohlobo). Izici eziyinhloko ezihlukanisa amaxoxo ukungabi khona komsila, izingalo ezimfushane, ikhanda elikhulu nelisicaba, imilenze yangemuva enamandla evumela ukweqa amabanga amade.
Ama-Amphibians anezindlebe ezinhle kakhulu, anamehlo amakhulu aqhamukayo, ngosizo lwawo angabuka umhlaba obazungezile, ekhipha amehlo abo kuphela emanzini. Ngokuvamile, izakhamuzi zingatholakala ogwini noma emigqeni yamaxhaphozi.
Amaseles ayefana kakhulu namaxoxo, kepha awanamazinyo emihlathini engenhla. Isikhumba sabo somile futhi simbozwe izinsumpa. Ama-Amphibians alolu hlobo angaphansi kwezilwane zasebusuku futhi ahlala emhlabathini cishe sonke isikhathi.
Ama-newt afana kakhulu nezibankwa, kodwa anesikhumba esibushelelezi futhi esimanzi. Umsila wazo ufana nowenhlanzi, kanti umzimba ufinyelela ku-10-20 cm ngosayizi. Njengoba zingenamehlo abukhali, izintuthwane zinomuzwa omuhle kakhulu wephunga.
Izilwane ezihuquzelayo zexhaphozi
Lolu hlobo lwesilwane lubandakanya izinyoka, izinyoka nezimfudu. Izinhlobo zokuqala zikhula zifike ku-1.5 m ngosayizi, zinezikali ezinezimbambo nezihlangu. Imvamisa, izilwane zitholakala ezixhaphozini ezinotshani. Izinyoka ziminzile kakhulu, ukudla kwazo okuyisisekelo amaxoxo, izinyoni nezinambuzane ezingenamgogodla.
Izinyoka zikhetha ukuhlala ezindaweni ezinamanzi amaningi emaxhaphozini. Akuvamile ukuba zikhule ngaphezu kwama-65 cm futhi zinesisindo esingaba ngama-180 g. Abantu banenhloko ebanzi eyisicaba, izihlangu ze-supraorbital, kanye nomfundi oqondile. Amahle kakhulu futhi agqame kakhulu ngabesifazane. Izilwane ezihuquzelayo zinamazinyo amaningi aqhuba ubuthi.
Izimfudu zaseMarsh zikhula zifike ku-38 cm ngosayizi, ezinesisindo esifinyelela ku-1.5 kg. Abantu banegobolondo elincane, eliyindilinga, eligobekile; izinzipho ezinde ezibukhali zitholakala eminweni. Izimfudu zinomsila omude osebenza njengephini lokuqondisa. Ziphila ngokudla izibungu zezilwane, izinhlanzi ezithosiwe, ama-molluscs, izibungu, ulwelwe nezinye izilwane.
I-Viper
Izimfudu zexhaphozi
Izilwane ezincelisayo zexhaphozi
Izilwane ezincelisayo ezivame kakhulu ama-muskrats nama-otters. Ezokuqala zifana negundane futhi zikhula zifike kumasentimitha angama-36. Abantu abahamba kancane emhlabathini, babhukuda kahle emanzini futhi bangabamba umoya kuze kube yimizuzu eyi-17. Ngamehlo nokungaboni kahle, abantu bathembele ekuzweni kahle kwabo.
UMuskrat
U-Otter
Ama-Otter angenye yezilwane ezinhle kakhulu emaxhaphozini. Zikhula zifike kumitha elilodwa futhi zinemisipha emihle kakhulu. Abantu banezindlebe ezincane, umsila omude, imilenze emifushane nentamo ewugqinsi.
Izinyoni zexhaphozi
Amaxhaphozi abuye abe yikhaya lezinyoni eziningi, kufaka phakathi i-grouse, izikhova ezinama-short, amadada, ama-cranes kanye ne-sandpipers.
I-Partridge
Isikhova esinamalebe amafushane
Idada
I-Grane crane
Sandpiper
