Intshayelelo yeChameleon kaJackson

UJackson's Chameleon, ngokwesayensi eyaziwa ngokuba yiTrioceros jacksonii, luhlobo lwesilwanyana esirhubuluzayo esinomdla sosapho lweChamaeleonidae. Olu lovane lukhethekileyo luvela kummandla waseMpuma Afrika, ngakumbi eKenya naseTanzania. IJackson's Chameleon ithandwa kakhulu ngenxa yenkangeleko yayo eyahlukileyo, equka iiprotrusions ezinkulu, ezinjengophondo entloko, imibala eqaqambileyo, kunye nokukwazi ukuzimela ngokuzimeleyo amehlo ayo.

ITaxonomy kunye noHlelo lweChameleon kaJackson

I-taxonomy kunye nokuhlelwa kwe-Chameleon kaJackson ngolu hlobo lulandelayo:

• UBukumkani: IAnimalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Iklasi: Reptilia
• Umyalelo: Squamata
• Usapho: Chamaeleonidae
• Uhlobo: Trioceros
• Iintlobo: jacksonii

I-Genus kunye neentlobo zeChameleon kaJackson

UJackson's Chameleon yinxalenye yohlobo lweTrioceros, equka ezinye iintlobo zolovane olufumaneka eAfrika. Uhlobo oluthile lwegama lololovane yijacksonii, elithatyathwe kwigama lesazi sezilwanyana esaziwayo saseBritane, uFrederick John Jackson.

Ukufunyanwa kunye nokubizwa kweChameleon kaJackson

UJackson's Chameleon wafunyanwa okokuqala nguFrederick John Jackson ngexesha lokuhamba kwakhe eMpuma Afrika ekupheleni kwenkulungwane ye-19. Wadibana nesi sirhubuluzi sikhethekileyo kumahlathi eMount Kenya naseMount Kilimanjaro. Echukunyiswe ziimpawu zalo ezimangalisayo, uJackson wagqiba kwelokuba alithiye ulovane ngegama lakhe waza walichaza ngokusesikweni njengohlobo olutsha ngo-1896.

Igama eliqhelekileyo kunye neNzululwazi yeChameleon kaJackson

Igama eliqhelekileyo, uJackson's Chameleon, lisetyenziswa ngokubanzi ukubhekisa kuTrioceros jacksonii. Eli gama linika imbeko kumfumani walo, uFrederick John Jackson. Igama lesayensi, i-Trioceros jacksonii, lithatyathwe kwi-genus Trioceros, ebhekiselele kuma-chameleon aneempondo ezintathu, kwaye igama leentlobo ze-jacksonii lihlonipha umfumani walo.

Ukuchaza iimpawu zeJackson's Chameleon

IChameleon kaJackson yaziwa ngeempawu zayo ezizodwa. Inemibhobho emikhulu efana nophondo entloko, ebonakala kakhulu emadodeni. Umzimba wayo uxinene, umalunga ne-15 ukuya kuma-20 eesentimitha ubude. Olu lolovane lubonisa isakhono esimangalisayo sokutshintsha umbala wolusu lwalo, luziqhelanise neendawo ezilungqongileyo kwaye lubonise imibala eluhlaza, emdaka, kunye netyheli.

Ukuhanjiswa kweJografi yeChameleon kaJackson

I-Chameleon kaJackson ifumaneka eMpuma Afrika, ifumaneka eKenya naseTanzania. Ngaphakathi kwala mazwe, ihlala kumahlathi eentaba kunye neendawo ezikufutshane, ikhetha ukuphakama ukusuka kwi-1,500 ukuya kwi-2,400 yeemitha. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuba abantu beli chameleon baye baziswa kweminye imimandla, efana neHawaii neCalifornia.

Indawo yokuhlala kunye neEcology yeChameleon kaJackson

UJackson's Chameleon uhlala emahlathini eentaba, apho anokufumana amanqanaba afanelekileyo obushushu kunye nokufuma. Luhlobo lwe-arboreal, echitha ixesha elininzi kwimithi kunye nezihlahla. Le chameleon ilungelelaniswe kakuhle kwindawo yayo, ngenxa yomsila wayo we-prehensile, iinyawo ezikhethekileyo, kunye namehlo ajikelezayo ngokuzimeleyo, avumela indawo ebanzi yokujonga. Itya kakhulu izinambuzane kunye nezilwanyana ezinomqolo ezincinci.

Imbonakalo yoMzimba yeChameleon kaJackson

UJackson's Chameleon unenkangeleko ekhethekileyo kwaye itsala amehlo. Umzimba wayo ubonakala ngokuba nempumlo emfutshane ngokwentelekiso, ibumbene, kunye nomsila ongaphambili onceda ekunyukeni. Eyona nto ihluke kakhulu kubukho beeprotrusions ezinkulu, ezifana nophondo entloko. Iinkunzi zihlala zineempondo ezintathu, ngelixa iimazi zineempondo ezingaziwayo okanye ezingekhoyo. Umbala wolusu lwayo uguquguquka kakhulu, nto leyo eyivumela ukuba ikwazi ukuzifihla ngokufanelekileyo kwindawo yayo yendalo.

Iimpawu zokuziPhatha zikaJackson's Chameleon

UJackson's Chameleon waziwa ngokuzola nokuba yedwa. Ichitha ixesha elininzi ihleli kumasebe, ihlala ingashukumi ukuze idibane nendawo eyingqongileyo. Olu lovane lunamehlo abalaseleyo kwaye luyakwazi ukuhambisa iliso ngalinye ngokuzimeleyo, lisenza ukuba likwazi ukufumana ixhoba kunye namarhamncwa ngokufanelekileyo. Xa isongelwa, isenokubonakalisa isimilo esindlongo-ndlongo, esiquka ukufutha, ukufutha, kunye nokuluma.

Ukuveliswa kwakhona kunye noMjikelo woBomi weChameleon kaJackson

I-Chameleon kaJackson yi-ovoviviparous, oku kuthetha ukuba iimazi zizala zisencinci endaweni yokubeka amaqanda. Emva kwexesha lokumitha elimalunga neenyanga ezintlanu ukuya kwezintandathu, imazi inokuzala amantshontsho ane-10 ukuya kwangama-30 akhule ngokupheleleyo. Amalovane aselula azimele ukususela ekuzalweni kwaye kufuneka azikhathalele. Bafikelela ekukhuleni ngokwesondo xa bemalunga nonyaka omnye ukuya kwemibini ubudala.

Isimo soLondolozo lweChameleon kaJackson

Okwangoku, uJackson's Chameleon zidweliswe njengendidi "Ezixhalabileyo" yiManyano yaMazwe ngaMazwe yoLondolozo lweNdalo (IUCN). Nangona kunjalo, izoyikiso zasekuhlaleni ezifana nokutshatyalaliswa kwendawo yokuhlala kunye norhwebo olungekho mthethweni lwezilwanyana zasekhaya lubeka imingcipheko enokubakho kuhlobo. Iinzame zolondolozo zibalulekile ukuqinisekisa ukusinda ixesha elide kwesi sirhubuluzi sikhethekileyo nesinomtsalane.