Sundevall's Writhing Skink

© Tyrone Ping

Dzina

Sundevall’s Writhing Skink (Mochlus sundevallii)

Vital Statistics

Nzudzanyo: Squamata
Muṱa: Scincidae
Tshaka/Lugwada: Lushaka luvhili
Vhulapfu Tshisadzi: 60-80 mm
Vhulapfu Tshinna: 60-80 mm

Ṱhaluso

Muvhili wa heyi tswina ndi buraweni, kanzhi i ya vha na muvhala wo swifhalaho mathomoni a lukanda zwine zwa i ṋea ṱhaluso ya vhuḓi ya tshivhumbeo tshayo, thumbu ya yo ina muvhala mutshena u songo tou tshenaho tshoṱhe, naho huna uri i vha ina hoyo muvhala nga fhasi ha mutshila.

U Phaḓaladziwa

Dzi hone kha dubo lwa vhubvaḓuvha kha dzi khonthinethe ṱhukhu u swika kha vhukovhela ha Kalahari hangei Gemsbok National Park, vhubvaḓuvha kha vhukovhela ha Angola na Somalia.

Kubebele

Tshilimo iya kudzela makumba mavhili uya kha rathi matshena, o ṱandavhuwelaho matungo nga maanḓa kha zwifhaṱo zwa kale.

Kuḽele

Iḽa zwipuka zwiṱuku.