Inyoka i-Arafura claret (Acrochordus arafurae) ingeye-squamous oda.
Ukusatshalaliswa kwenyoka enobuhlungu i-Arafura.
Inyoka i-Arafura claret ihlala ezifundeni ezisogwini eNyakatho ne-Australia naseNew Guinea. Lezi zinhlobo zinamathela maphakathi nezwe, izindawo ezihlala emanzini angenasawoti eningizimu yePapua New Guinea, eNyakatho ye-Australia nase-Indonesia. Ubukhona abuqinisekiswanga ogwini olusempumalanga yeKapa York. ENew Guinea, isakazekela kude entshonalanga. Ukusatshalaliswa kwendawo kwenyoka ye-Arafura claret kuyanda ngesikhathi semvula e-Australia.
Izindawo zokuhlala zenyoka ye-Arafura claret.
Izinyoka ze-Arafura claret ziyasebusuku futhi zasemanzini. Ukukhethwa kwezindawo zokuhlala kunqunywa yisizini. Ngenkathi eyomile, izinyoka zikhetha amachibi, amachibi kanye neminsalo. Ngenkathi yezimvula, izinyoka ziyathutha ziye emadlelweni nasezimhlangeni. Lezi zilwane ezihuquzelayo eziyimfihlo nezingabonakali kahle zihlala phakathi kwezimila zasemanzini noma ezimpandeni zezihlahla, futhi zizingela ematheku nasemiseleni ebusuku. Izinyoka ze-Arafura claret zingachitha isikhathi esiningi ngaphansi kwamanzi, futhi zivele kuphela ebusweni ukugcwalisa ukutholakala komoya-mpilo wazo. Ucwaningo lukhombisile ukuthi bangahamba amabanga amade phakathi nobusuku, bahlanganise cishe amamitha ayi-140 ngenkathi yemvula namamitha angama-70 ngenkathi eyomile.
Izimpawu zangaphandle zenyoka enobuhlungu i-Arafura.
Izinyoka ze-Arafura wart ziyizilwane ezihuquzelayo ezingenabuthi. Ubude bomzimba bufinyelela kumamitha ayi-2,5, kanti inani elijwayelekile liyi-1.5 m. Abesilisa nabesifazane bakhombisa izimpawu zokwehluka ngokocansi. Umzimba wonke umbozwe izikali ezincane, kodwa ezinemicu eqinile, ezinikeza ukuthungwa okukhethekile emgqeni. Isikhumba se-Arafura claret silenga sikhululekile futhi sinomgogodla. Umbala wehluka kancane, kepha iningi labantu linsundu ngokukhanyayo noma mpunga ngemithende emnyama noma emnyama ye-apical esukela emgqeni obanzi emgogodleni, ngephethini e-laminated noma enamabala ebonakala ebusweni bomzimba. I-Arafura i-warty ilula kancane ngezansi, futhi iba mnyama ohlangothini lomzimba.
Ukukhiqizwa kabusha kwenyoka enesibindi i-Arafura.
Ukuzala kwezinyoka ezinesibindi e-Arafura e-Australia kuyisikhathi sonyaka, kuqala ngoJulayi futhi kuhlala izinyanga ezinhlanu noma eziyisithupha.
Lolu hlobo lwenyoka luyi-viviparous, abesifazane bazala izinyoka ezincane ezi-6 kuya kwezingu-27 ezingamasentimitha angama-36 ubude.
Abesilisa bayakwazi ukuzala ngobude obungamasentimitha angama-85, abesifazane bakhulu futhi bazala izingane lapho zikhula zaze zaba ngamasentimitha ayi-115. Kubo bobabili ubulili balezi zinhlobo, kukhona ukusatshalaliswa kwamandla kwezomnotho phakathi kwezinqubo zokukhula nokuzala. Izinga lokukhula kwezinyoka liyancipha ngemuva kokuvuthwa kwabesilisa nabesifazane, kuthi abesifazane bande ngobude ikakhulukazi kancane eminyakeni ethile lapho bephethe inzalo. Izinyoka ze-Arafura wart azizali minyaka yonke. Izinsikazi zizala njalo eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili kuya kweyishumi endle. Ubuningi bezindawo zokuhlala, isilinganiso esiphansi semetabolism kanye nokushoda kokudla kuthathwa njengezizathu ezingaba khona zokukhiqiza kancane kwalezi zinhlobo. Abesilisa abangaphansi kwezimo ezingezinhle bayakwazi nokugcina uketshezi olusemzimbeni emizimbeni yabo iminyaka eminingana. Ekuthunjweni, izinyoka ze-Arafura wart zingaphila cishe iminyaka eyi-9.
Ukondla inyoka yensumpa i-Arafura.
Izinyoka ze-Arafura zidla cishe izinhlanzi kuphela. Bahamba kancane ebusuku, bafake amakhanda abo kunoma yikuphi ukuvuleka kwemihlume nasemabhange omfula.
Ukukhetha inyamazane kuncike ebunyeni benyoka, ngezibonelo ezinkulu ezigwinya izinhlanzi ezinesisindo esifinyelela kwikhilogremu elilodwa.
Lezi zinyoka zinezinga eliphansi kakhulu lomzimba, ngakho-ke zizingela ngokukhululeka, ngakho-ke zondla (cishe kanye ngenyanga) kaningi kakhulu kunezinyoka eziningi. Izinyoka ezinesibindi i-Arafura zinamazinyo amancane, aqinile, futhi zibamba inyamazane yazo ngosizo lokubamba umlomo, zikhama umzimba wesisulu ngomzimba nangomsila wazo. Izikali ezincane eziyimbudumbudu zenyoka enesibindi i-Arafura kucatshangwa ukuthi ziqukethe izamukeli ezizwelayo okungenzeka zisetshenziselwe ukukhomba nokuthola inyamazane.
Okusho umuntu.
Izinyoka ze-Arafura wart ziyaqhubeka nokuba yinto ebalulekile yokudla kubantu base-Aboriginal enyakatho ye-Australia. Abantu bendawo, imvamisa abesifazane asebekhulile, basazibamba ngesandla izinyoka, behamba kancane emanzini bezifuna ngaphansi kwezingodo ezicwile kanye namagatsha athe chithi saka. Bebambe inyoka, abomdabu, njengokujwayelekile, bayiphonsa ogwini, lapho iba namandla ngokuphelele ngenxa yokuhamba kancane komhlaba. Abesifazane abathandwa kakhulu ngamaqanda, kumaqanda abo kunemibungu eminingi enezinqolobane ze-yolk. Lo mkhiqizo ubhekwa njengokwelashwa okukhethekile ngabantu bendawo. Izinyoka eziningi ezibanjiwe zigcinwa ezimbizeni ezinkulu ezingenalutho izinsuku ezimbalwa, bese kudliwa izilwane ezihuquzelayo.
Isimo sokongiwa kwenyoka yensumpa i-Arafura.
E-Australia, izinyoka ezinensumpa i-Arafura zingumthombo wendabuko wokudla wabantu base-Aboriginal futhi ziyadotshwa ngobuningi. Njengamanje, izinyoka zibanjwa ngokuzenzekelayo. Izinyoka ze-Arafura wart azikulungele ukuthengiswa kwezohwebo futhi azikwazi ukusinda ekuthunjweni. Izinsongo ezithile endaweni yokuhlala yalezi zinhlobo zimelwe yimvelo ehlukanisiwe yezindawo zokuhlala kanye nokutholakala kwezinyoka zokubamba.
Ngenkathi yokuzalanisa, izinyoka ze-Arafura wart zitholakala ngokukhethekile ukuqoqwa, ngenxa yalokho, abesifazane bashiya inzalo encane kakhulu.
Imizamo eminingi yokusungula izinyoka ze-Arafura wart ema-zoo nasezindaweni ezizimele zangasese ukuze kugcinwe lezi zinhlobo ekuthinjweni, ezimweni eziningi, azilethanga imiphumela emihle ebilindelekile. Izilwane ezihuquzelayo azondli, futhi imizimba yazo ithambekele ezifweni ezahlukahlukene.
Azikho izinyathelo ezithile ezithathiwe ukonga i-Arafura warty. Ukushoda kwezilinganiso zokubanjwa kwezinyoka kungaholela ekwehleni kwabantu. Inyoka yensumpa i-Arafura njengamanje ibhalwe njengeNkinga Engaphansi.
