Spotted Bush Snake

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Spotted Bush Snake [Philothamnus semivariegatus] (Nyoka)

Vital Statistics

Klilasi: Reptilia
Swakudya: Squamata
Ndyangu: Colubridae
Ku leha (Xisati): 850 mm
Ku leha (Xinuna): 825 mm

Nhlamuselo

Muxaka lowu wa nyoka wu larile swinene wuva na nhloko yohlawuleka yo phambarhala na ncila wo leha. Miri wa yona iwa rihlaza himinkarhi yotala yina swicoti coti swa ntima kusuka laha nhlokweni, loko swiya lendzhaku yiva na muhlovo wa bronze kuya le ncileni. Nhlokoiya rihlaza kumbe wasi kuya eka rihlaza.

Ku Hangalaka

Muxaka lowu wa nyoka wukumeka eka tindzhawu tale nwalungwini, kuya le va Kalahari nale Northern Cape, kuya fikelela e Namaqualand evupela dyambu nale Port Elizabeth evuhuma dyambu. Kasi eka tindzhawu tinwana yikumeka hinkwako kuya fika exikarhi ka Afrika nale Sudan na Guinea.

Kutswalana

Leya xisati yitshikela matandza yo ringana 3 – 12 himinkarhi ya ximumu.

Swakudya

Swakudya swa yona swikatsa swipululu, machela na rimpfani.

Swo Switiva

Muxaka lowu wa nyoka aswikoteki kuva yinga fuyiwa emakaya hikuva ayidyi laha yinga pfaleriwa kona.