Rhombic Egg Eater
Isiqandana

© Tyrone Ping

Igama

Isiqandana (Rhombic Egg-Eater or Common Egg-Eater) [Dasypeltis scabra]

Iimbalobalo Ngepilwazo Ezirhunyziweko

Isigaba: Reptilia
Irhemo/Umhlobo: Squamata
Umndenazo: Colubridae
Ubude besikazi: 964 mm
Ubude beduna: 595 mm

Ihlathululo

Isiqandana yinyoka ematsikana, eqinileko enehloko encani nerondo. Inomsila omfitjhani, begodu eziduna zinofitjhani ukudlula ezisikazi.
Umhlanayo unamabala amlotha, azotho okukhanyako nofana ubuzotho obutshehla, kanye nalawo amnyama, amacatjhazana namabala ahlaleleneko akheke ngesakhiwo samahlangothi alinganako emahlangothini womzimbayo. Umuda osemlonyenayo unzima.

Ukwabeka Nokusabalala Kwazo

Umhlobo lo wenyoka utholakala kizo zoke iinarha ezibizwa nge-subcontinent kanye nakezinye ukuyokufika etlhagwini yenarha ye-Sudan kanye netjhingalanga ye-Gambia.

Ukuhlangana Neduna Nokubekelisana

Ibekela amaqanda asithandathu ukuyela kamasumi amabili nahlanu ehlobo, athatha amalanga amasumi abunane ukuya kamasumi alithoba ukuqoqoselwa.

Ibuthelelolwazi Ngomangwazo

Isiqandanesi siphila ngokudla amaqanda ngokusebenzisa umpoporima oyisiza bonyana ikghone ukuginya. Isuka ihlanze iqephe ngemva kokuthi ilingaphakathi leqanda sele lidlulele ngemathunjini.