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Isingeniso Sekati Lenyoka

I-Cat Snake, ngokwesayensi eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Boiga, iwuhlobo lwezinyoka ezingama-colubrid ezingenabuthi ezitholakala ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene zomhlaba. Leli qembu lezinyoka lingelomndeni wakwaColubridae, ohlanganisa izinhlobo eziningi zezinhlobo. Izinyoka Zamakati zaziwa ngemizimba yazo emincane namakhanda amade. Ngokuyinhloko zingama-arboreal, zichitha isikhathi sazo esiningi ezihlahleni, futhi zivame ukutholakala ezindaweni ezishisayo nezishisayo.

Izici Zomzimba Zezinyoka Zekati

Izinyoka Zamakati zibonakala kalula ngemizimba yazo emincane, engakhula ibe amamitha angu-2 ubude. Zinemisila emide esiza ekulinganiseni ngenkathi zikhuphuka ezihlahleni. Amakhanda azo made, anamehlo amakhulu anabafundi abame mpo, okubenza bakwazi ukubona kahle ebusuku. Amazenga emizimbeni yawo abushelelezi, okuwavumela ukuba ahambe ngokushesha ezihlahleni ngaphandle kwezithiyo. Futhi banesici esiyingqayizivele esibizwa ngokuthi "izikali ezinama-keeled," ezihlinzeka ngokubamba okwengeziwe ngenkathi ukhuphuka.

Indawo yokuhlala kanye Nokusabalalisa Kwezinyoka Zekati

Izinyoka Zamakati zingatholakala ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene, kuhlanganise namahlathi, izindawo ezinotshani, ngisho nasezindaweni zasemadolobheni. Zitholakala kakhulu eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia, e-Australia nasezingxenyeni ezithile ze-Afrika. Lezi zinyoka zincamela ukuhlala ezihlahleni, lapho zikwazi khona ukuzingela kalula inyamazane yazo futhi zigweme izilwane ezingase zizidle. Nakuba ngokuyinhloko zingama-arboreal, zingatholakala futhi phansi ngezikhathi ezithile, ikakhulukazi ngenkathi yokukhwelana.

Imikhuba Yokudla Nokudla Kwezinyoka Zamakati

Izinyoka Zamakati ikakhulukazi abazingeli basebusuku, abadla izilwane ezincane ezincelisayo, izinyoni, izibankwa namaxoxo. Zinesu eliyingqayizivele lokuzingela lapho zilinda khona ngesineke emagatsheni ezihlahla ukuze inyamazane yazo idlule. Uma ilitshe selikude nebanga elimangalisayo, ligxumela kulo ngesivinini esimangalisayo nangokunemba. Izinyoka Zamakati ziyizinciphisi, okusho ukuthi zisonga imizimba yazo ezizungeze inyamazane yazo ukuze ziyiminyanise ngaphambi kokuyigwinya iphelele.

Ukukhiqiza kabusha kanye Nomjikelezo Wokuphila Wezinyoka Zamakati

Izinyoka Zamakati ziyi-oviparous, okusho ukuthi zizalela amaqanda ukuze zizalane. Ngemva kokukhwelana okuphumelelayo, insikazi izothola indawo efanelekayo, njengesihlahla esiwumgodi noma umgodi phansi, ukuze izalele amaqanda ayo. Inani lamaqanda lingahluka kusuka ku-6 kuye ku-20, kuye ngokuthi hlobo luni. Lamacandza ashiywa anganakwa insikati, futsi achanyusela ngemuva kwesikhatsi sekufukamela lesingaba tinyanga letimbili kuya kwetintsatfu. Amaphuphu ayazimela kusukela ekuzalweni futhi kufanele azinakekele.

Ukuziphatha Nesakhiwo Senhlalo Yezinyoka Zekati

Izinyoka Zamakati ngokuvamile ziyizilwane ezihlala zodwa, ezincamela ukuhlala nokuzingela zodwa. Baziwa ngokushelela kanye namakhono okukhuphuka, okubenza babe abahlali bezihlahla abahle kakhulu. Ziyakwazi ukuzivumelanisa nezimo kakhulu futhi zingalungisa ukuziphatha kwazo kanye namasu okuzingela ngokusekelwe endaweni yazo kanye nezinsiza ezitholakalayo. Izinyoka Zamakati ngokuvamile azinawo ulaka futhi zizoluma kuphela uma zizizwa zisongelwa noma zivalelwe.

Izilwane Ezidla ezinye kanye Nezinsongo Emakatini Izinyoka

Nakuba Izinyoka Zamakati zingenazo izilwane eziningi ezidla ezinye zemvelo ngenxa yendlela yazo yokuphila yase-arboreal nokuzifihla, zisesengcupheni yokusongelwa okuhlukahlukene. Izinyoni ezidla inyama, izinyoka ezinkulu, nezinye izilwane ezincelisayo ngezinye izikhathi zingazidla. Ukulahlekelwa indawo yokuhlala ngenxa yokugawulwa kwamahlathi kanye nokufudukela emadolobheni kuwusongo olukhulu ekusindeni kwazo. Ukwengeza, ukuhweba ngezilwane ezifuywayo ngokungemthetho kanye nokushushiswa kwabantu kubangela ubungozi obungeziwe kubantu bakhona.

Isimo Sokongiwa Kwezinyoka Zekati

Isimo sokulondolozwa Kwezinyoka Zekati siyahlukahluka phakathi kwezinhlobo zezilwane. Ezinye izinhlobo zibhalwe njengezingakhathazeki kangako, kanti ezinye zihlukaniswa njengezisengozini noma ezisengozini. Ukucekelwa phansi kwezindawo zazo zemvelo kanye nokuqoqwa okungalawuleki kohwebo lwezilwane ezifuywayo yizona zinto eziyinhloko ezinomthelela kubantu bazo. Imizamo yokulondoloza imvelo igxile ekuvikeleni izindawo ezihlala kuzo, ukuqwashisa ngokubaluleka kwazo, kanye nokulawula ukuhwebelana kwezilwane ezifuywayo ukuze kuqinisekiswe imikhuba eqhubekayo.

Izinganekwane kanye Nemibono Engalungile mayelana Nezinyoka Zekati

Kunezinganekwane ezimbalwa kanye nemibono eyiphutha ezungeze i-Cat Snakes. Omunye umbono oyiphutha ovamile ukuthi anobuthi. Nokho, Izinyoka Zamakati azinabo ubuthi futhi azilona usongo oluqondile kubantu. Enye inganekwane ukuthi zinolaka futhi ziyingozi kubantu. Eqinisweni, Izinyoka Zamakati ngokuvamile azithambile futhi zizoluma kuphela uma zizizwa zisongelwa. Ukufundisa umphakathi ngale mibono eyiphutha kubalulekile ukuqeda ukwesaba nokukhuthaza ukongiwa kwazo.

Ukusebenzelana Phakathi Kwezinyoka Zekati kanye Nabantu

Izinyoka Zamakati zidlala indima ebalulekile ekulawuleni inani lezilwane ezincelisayo ezincane, izinyoni, nezilwane ezihuquzelayo, okunikela ekulinganiseni okuphelele kwesimiso semvelo. Nokho, ngenxa yokufana kwazo nezinyoka ezinobuthi nokuntula ulwazi lomphakathi, ngokuvamile aziqondwa kahle futhi zibulawa kungenasidingo. Ukuhlangana neNyoka Yekati endle kufanele kuhlangatshezwe ngokuqapha nangenhlonipho, okuvumela inyoka ukuthi iqhubeke nokuziphatha kwayo kwemvelo ngaphandle kokuphazanyiswa umuntu.

Indlela Yokuhlonza Nokwehlukanisa Izinyoka Zekati

Ukuhlonza nokuhlukanisa Izinyoka Zekati kwezinye izinhlobo zezinyoka kungenziwa ngokubheka izici zazo zomzimba. Izinyoka Zamakati zinemizimba ezacile, amakhanda amade, namehlo anabafundi abame mpo. Zinezikali ezibushelelezi futhi zinezikali ezinama-keeled, ezinikeza ukubamba okwengeziwe. Nakuba umbala wazo ungahluka, ngokuvamile ubonakala ngephethini yamachashaza amnyama noma imithende kungemuva elilula. Ngokuzijwayeza lezi zici ezihlukanisayo, umuntu angakwazi ukubona ngokunembile futhi ahlukanise Izinyoka Zamakati.

Lezi zinhlobo ezilandelayo nezinhlobo ezincane zibonwa njengezivumelekile.^[2]

• I-Boiga andamanensis (Wall, 1909) - Inyoka yekati yase-Andaman
• I-angulata (W. Peters, 1861) - Leyte cat snake
• I-Boiga barnesii (UGünther, 1869) - Inyoka yekati kaBarnes
• I-Boiga beddomei (Wall, 1909) - Inyoka yekati yaseBeddome
• I-Boiga bengkuluensis I-Orlov, Kudryavtzev, Ryabov & Shumakov, 2003
• I-Boiga bourreti i-tillack, Ziegler & Le Khac Quyet, 2004
• I-Boiga ceylonensis (Günther, 1858) - inyoka yekati yaseSri Lanka
• I-Boiga canea (AMC Duméril, Bibron & AHA Duméril, 1854) - inyoka yekati eluhlaza
• I-Boiga cynodon (F. Boie, 1827) - inyoka yekati enamazinyo enja
• I-Boiga dendrophila (F. Boie, 1827) - inyoka yekati enezindandatho zegolide, inyoka yomhlume
  • I-Boiga dendrophila annectens (I-Boulenger, 1896)
  • I-Boiga dendrophila dendrophila (F. Boie, 1827)
  • I-Boiga dendrophila divergens Taylor, 1922
  • I-Boiga dendrophila gemmicincta (AMC Duméril, Bibron & AHA Duméril, 1854)
  • I-Boiga dendrophila latifasciata (Boulenger, 1896)
  • I-Boiga dendrophila Levitoni Gaulke, I-Demegillo & G. Vogel, 2005
  • I-Boiga dendrophila multicincta (Boulenger, 1896)
  • I-Boiga dendrophila occidentalis Brongersma, 1934
• I-Boiga fightoni (Boulenger, 1894) - Pirmad cat snake
  • Boiga dightoni whitakeri Ganesh, UMallik, I-Achyuthan, Shanker & G. Vogel, 2021 – Inyoka yekati kaWhitaker
• I-Boiga drapiezii (H. Boie ngo-F. Boie, 1827) - inyoka yekati enamabala amhlophe
• I-Boiga flaviviridis G. Vogel & I-Ganesh, 2013
• Boiga forsteni (AMC Duméril, Bibron & AHA Duméril, 1854) - Inyoka yekati likaForsten
• Kulungile (Gray, 1835) - inyoka yesihlahla se-arrowback
• I-Boiga guangxiensis wen, 1998
• I-Boiga hoeseli I-Ramadhan, Iskandar & I-Subasri, 2010
• I-Boiga irregularis (Merrem, 1802) - inyoka yesihlahla esinsundu
• I-Boiga jaspidea (AMC Duméril, Bibron & AHA Duméril, 1854) - inyoka yekati yejasper
• I-Boiga kraepelini (Stejneger, 1902) - Kelung cat snake
• I-Boiga melanota (Boulenger, 1896)
• I-Boiga multifasciata (I-Blyth, 1861) - inyoka yekati enamabhande amaningi
• I-Boiga multomaculata (F. Boie, 1827) - inyoka yekati enamabala amaningi
• I-Boiga nigriceps (Günther, 1863) - inyoka yekati enekhanda elimnyama
• I-Boiga nuchalis (Günther, 1875) - inyoka yekati enekhola
• I-Boiga ochracea (Günther, 1868) - inyoka yekati ebomvu
• I-Boiga philippina (W. Peters, 1867) - inyoka yekati yasePhilippine
• I-Boiga quincunciata (Wall, 1908)
• I-Boiga ranawanei (Samarawickrama, Samarawickrama, Wijesena, & Orlov, 2005) – inyoka yekati likaRanawana
• Boiga saengsomi I-Nutphand, 1985 - inyoka yekati enebhande
• Boiga schultzei UTaylor, 1923 - Le yindawo ka Schultze inyoka yesihlahla esinekhanda elilukhuni
• I-Boiga siamensis (Nutphand, 1971) - inyoka yekati empunga
• I-Boiga tanahjampeana U-Orlov no-Ryabov, ngo-2002
• I-Boiga thackerayi UGiri, Deepak, uCaptain, Pawar & Tillack, 2019 - Inyoka yekati likaThackeray
• I-Boiga trigonata (Schneider, 1802) - Inyoka ye-gamma yaseNdiya
  • I-Boiga trigonata trigonata (Schneider, 1802)
  • I-Boiga trigonata melanocephala (Annandale, 1904)
• Kulungile Das, 1998 - Nicobar cat snake
• Boiga westermanni Reinhardt, 1863 - Inyoka yaseNdiya edla amaqanda

Qaphela kahle: A igunya le-binomial kubakaki kubonisa ukuthi uhlobo lwangempela lwachazwa kolunye uhlobo ngaphandle I-Boiga.

Incazelo[hlela]

Izinyoka zamakati izinyoka ezinomzimba omude ezinamakhanda amakhulu nezinkulu amehlo. Zihluka kakhulu ngephethini nombala. Izinhlobo eziningi zinamabhande, kodwa ezinye ziyabonakala kanti ezinye zinombala oqinile. Imibala ijwayelekile black, esinsundu, noma green nge white or yellow ama-accents