I-scavenger iguana (i-Ctenosaura bakeri) noma i-iguana ka-Baker's i-oda le-squamous. Lokhu kungenye yama-iguana ayivelakancane, ithole incazelo yezinhlobo zezinhlobo ezivela egameni lesiqhingi, lapho ihlala ezindaweni okunzima ukufinyelela kuzo. Igama elithi "i-spiny-tailed" livela ebukhoneni bezikali ezinwetshiwe ezizungeze umsila.
Izimpawu zangaphandle ze-iguana enomsila we-spiny-tailed
I-iguana enomsila ohlukaniswe ngombala isuka kokumpunga ngokukhanyayo iye kokumpunga onsundu, imvamisa iba ne-tint e-turquoise ekhangayo. Amajita anemibala ngethoni yomhlaba mpunga onsundu. Abesilisa bakhulu kunabesifazane.
Benze imisipha emikhulu egijima ngemuva komzimba nangaphansi kwesibaya esincane sesikhumba esivulekile ngaphansi komphimbo.
Ukusatshalaliswa kwe-I-Scrap-Tailed Iguana
I-iguana enomsila omsila wase-Utilian isatshalaliswa kuphela ngasogwini lwesiqhingi i-Utila, ngaseHonduras.
Izindawo zokuhlala ze-iguana ezinomsila
I-iguana enomsila i-Utilian Ridge itholakala endaweni eyodwa encane yamahlathi omhlume amboze amakhilomitha-skwele ayisishiyagalombili kuphela. Ama-iguana amadala atholakala emigodini yemihlume nasezindaweni ezivulekile zolwandle, futhi angatholakala ezindaweni eziphazamisekile. Ngenkathi izinsizwa zihlala emihlangeni nasemihlangeni emincane nezihlahlana, zihlangana nohlaza olungasogwini.
Indawo ephelele lapho izilonda ezingavamile zihlangana khona ingama-41 km2, kepha indawo yazo yokuhlala ingu-10 km2. I-iguana enomsila ka-Util isuka ezingeni lolwandle iye ku-10 m.
Ukondla i-Iguana esilahlwe ngomsila
Ama-iguana anemisila e-Utilian adla ukudla kwezitshalo kanye nezinambuzane ezincane ezingenamgogodla ezihlala emihlangeni. Ama-iguana nabantu abadala banezindlela zokudla ezihlukile. Izibankwa ezincane zondla izinambuzane, kuyilapho ama-iguana amakhulu edla izimbali namaqabunga emihlume, izinkalankala nezinye izilwane ezingenamgogodla emhlabeni.
Ukuziphatha kwe-iguana okususwe umsila
Ama-iguana weSalvage Ridge anomsila asebenza kakhulu ekuseni. Abantu abadala bangabonakala emihlanjeni futhi bantanta emanzini noma behleli esihlabathini. Imvamisa ama-iguana acasha emthunzini wezihlahla ezinkulu zemihlume, ezisetshenziswa njengendawo yokucasha. Izilwane ezisencane, ngaphambi kokuzinza emahlathini omhlume, ziyasebenza emhlabeni, emadwaleni entaba-mlilo yamakhorali nasemagatsheni ezihlahla. Njengoba bekhula, bathuthela ezindaweni ezintsha zokuhlala.
Ama-iguana anomsila oshubile ayabhukuda emachibini aphakathi kwezimpande zezihlahla bese ehla lapho kuvela izilwane ezidla ezinye.
Ukukhiqizwa kabusha kwe-iguana enomsila ongcolile
Isikhathi sokuzalisa siqala ngoJanuwari kuya ekupheleni kukaJulayi. Ukukhwelana kwenzeka emhlabeni emahlathini omhlume. AmaMangrove ayindawo ekahle yokuphumula nokondla ama-iguana anomsila oqubekile, kepha awakulungele ukwakha izidleke. Ngakho-ke, lapho kufika isikhathi sokuzala, abesifazane basuka emahlathini omhlume baye emabhishi anesihlabathi, lapho bathola khona indawo efudunyezwe yilanga. Amaqanda abekwa ngaphansi kwenqwaba yemfucumfucu yamaqabunga, izinqwaba zesihlabathi, ukukhishwa kolwandle, ngaphansi kwezihlahla ezinkulu zasogwini nasezimileni eziphansi zehlathi. Isikhathi sokuzalela siqala maphakathi noMashi kuya kuJuni.
Isidleke singaba ngamamitha amaningana ubude, kepha hhayi ngaphezu kuka-60 cm ukushona. Ngokwesilinganiso, insikazi izalela amaqanda ayi-11 kuye kwangama-15, yize abantu abakhulu baziwa ngokubeka amaqanda angama-20 kuye kwangama-24. Intuthuko yenzeka cishe izinsuku ezingama-85. Kusukela ngoJulayi kuya kuSepthemba, kuvela ama-iguana amancane, athuthela ehlathini lomhlume, ezondla kakhulu ngezinambuzane, umuhlwa noma izimpukane. Ama-iguana amancane ayizisulu ezilula zezinyoni ezinjengoklebe, i-heron eluhlaza, nezinyoka.
Izinsongo kwi-Iguana esilahlwe ngomsila
Ama-iguana anomsila ohlukanisiwe asengozini yokulahleka kwendawo, ukuqothulwa kwamahlathi nokuqhekeka okuhambisana nezokuvakasha kanye nokusabalala kwezitshalo ezingenisiwe.
Amahlathi omhlume asetshenziswa njengezindawo zokulahla udoti futhi agawulwa kakhulu amahlathi. Kunobungozi obungaba khona bokungcola kwamanzi okuvela kumakhemikhali (izibulala-zinambuzane kanye nomanyolo), ukungcoliswa okuvela ezikhwameni zepulasitiki kusabalala emabhishi anesihlabathi futhi kuthinta nezindawo eziyinhloko zokwakha izidleke zama-iguana. Amabhishi, njengendawo yokuhlala ama-iguana, alahlekelwa uhlaza lwawo lwemvelo. Iziza zomhlaba “ziyahlanzwa” kulungiselelwa ukuthengiselwa ukwakhiwa kwamahhotela nokwakhiwa kwemigwaqo. Izitshalo zamanye amazwe ezihlaselayo seziyinsakavukela, okwenza izindawo zokuhlala zingamukeleki ekudalweni kweqanda.
Imfucumfucu i-iguana ikhonjisiwe ukuthi ikhiqiza ama-hybridi lapho iwele nezinhlobo ezihlobene nayo, i-iguana emnyama enomsila omnyama, ebeka engcupheni ubukhona bezinhlobo ezingavamile. Izinja, amakati, ama-raccoon, amagundane, nawo akhona esiqhingini, ayingozi ekukhiqizweni kabusha kwe-iguana enomsila omfishane.
Yize lolu hlobo luvikelwe ngumthetho waseHonduran, amaqanda e-iguana ayaqhubeka nokudliwa njengokudla, athengiswa esiqhingini nasenkabeni yezwe.
Ukulondolozwa kwe-Iguana kwe-Scrap-Tailed
Ama-iguana anomsila wesilahla avikelwe ngumthetho waseHonduras kusukela ngo-1994, futhi ukuzingela izilwane ezihuquzelayo ezingandile akuvunyelwe. Ukuze kuvikelwe futhi kwandiswe inani lala ma-igwana, kwasungulwa isiteshi sokuzalanisa ucwaningo ngo-1997. Kusukela ngo-2008, uhlelo lokufundisa ngezemvelo selusetshenzisiwe ukuvikela ama-iguana emfucuza, izindawo ezihlala kuzo, neminye imithombo yemvelo, kanye nohlelo lokuzalisa abathunjwa lwama-igwana nokuvikelwa kwabesifazane abakhulelwe basendle sekukhona. Njalo ngonyaka kuvela ama-iguana amancane angama-150-200 futhi adedelwa emabhishi. Ama-iguana anomsila ohlukanisiwe abhalwe ku-Annex II weSivumelwano, olawula ukuhwebelana kwamazwe omhlaba ngezinhlobo zezilwane zasendle nezimila (CITES).
Izinyathelo zokuncoma ezinconyiwe zibandakanya ukuvikelwa kwabantu basendle nokwakhiwa kwemithetho ethile yokongiwa kwezinhlobo ezingavamile emazingeni kazwelonke nawesifunda. Ucwaningo lubandakanya ukuqapha abantu nezindawo zokuhlala, nokuvimbela ukuthunjwa kwama-iguana kadoti. Kukhona nohlelo olungandile lokuzalanisa izirhubuluzi ema-zoo emhlabeni jikelele. Ngo-2007, kwavela ama-Iguana ayisishiyagalolunye eScrap-Tailed e-London Zoo. Izenzo ezinjalo zisiza ukuqinisekisa ukusinda kwesikhathi eside kohlobo.
