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Forest night adder

Causus lichtensteinii
Ne din ho asɛm: The scientific name honours German herpetologist Martin Hinrich Lichtenstein, a scientist who studied reptiles and amphibians.1
Ɛyɛ yaw kɛkɛƐyɛ yaw, nanso ɛrenpira wo kɛseɛ.
Asiane ma nnipa: Ɛyɛ yawƐtumi yɛ yaw paa, nanso ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ asiane kɛseɛ da.

The forest night adder is a venomous snake found in western, central and eastern Africa. Unlike many snakes with 'night' in their name, it is active during the day, and it mostly lives on the ground in rainforest near water.1

Ɔte
Western, central and eastern Africa, from Guinea and Liberia east through Ghana and Nigeria to Uganda and western Kenya1
Abibirem
Fie
This snake is mostly found in pristine rainforest, where very little light reaches the forest floor. It tends to live near water in swampy areas. In the Atewa Range Forest Reserve in Ghana, it has been found at heights of up to 670 m (2,200 ft).1
Tenten
30 cm kɔsi 55 cm (1 ft kɔsi 1,8 ft)1
Ntɛm a ɛsen biara
bɛyɛ 3,2 km/h (2 mph)
Asaase so, susuo kɛkɛ
Ampa!Forest night adder mfonini
Forest night adder. Mfonini: tlaloc27. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Sɛdeɛ wobɛhunu no

  • Greenish or olive base colour, with a series of dark, narrow chevrons (V-shapes) pointing backwards down the back1
  • Chevron pattern may be faint or develop into diamond-shaped (rhombic) markings1
  • A characteristic white V-shape on the back of the neck1
  • Black throat with yellow bands1
  • Velvety-textured scales; young snakes are generally dark brown1

Bɔre ahoɔden

Ka

Bɔre fi ne se mu ba bere a ɔka.

Ne bɔre yɛ dɛn?

Little is known about the venom of this snake, so its effects on the body are not well understood.1

Ne asiane ma nnipa te sɛn?

Asiane ma nnipa: Ɛyɛ yawƐtumi yɛ yaw paa, nanso ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ asiane kɛseɛ da.

Ɛyɛ dɛn bere a ehu aka no?

When disturbed, it puts on a threat display of hissing and puffing.1

Sɛ ɛka a

  • Ma onipa no ntena dinn na ne bo nnwo, ma nsa anaa nan a ɛkaa no no nna pɛpɛɛpɛ ne ne koma (ɛnkɔ soro, ɛnsiane fam), yi kawa ne nneɛma a ɛkyere no den, na kɔ ayaresabea ntɛm.

Di kan frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma (112, 000, 911). Yei yɛ mmoa a ɛdi kan ho akwankyerɛ, ɛnyɛ dɔkota afotuo. Mmoa a ɛdi kan ho nsɛm titiriw

Hwɛ wo ho so

  • Mfa wo nsa nka wiram aboa biara, nkyere no na mfa no nni agorɔ, sɛ ɔyɛ ketewa mpo, na sɛ ɛte sɛ ɔrededa anaa wawu mpo a.
  • Ma no kwan. Sɛ wohyia baako a, ma wo bo nnwo, san w'akyi brɛoo na ma ɔnkɔ ne kwan.
  • Sɛ baako ka wo a: ma wo bo nnwo, tena dinn, frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma (112, 000, 911) anaa kɔ ayaresabea ntɛm. Kae sɛdeɛ na ɛte, mfonini bɛboa.

Ɛnhwehwɛ wo sɛ ɛbɛpira wo. Ɛde ne bɔre kyere aduane anaa ɛbɔ ne ho ban, na ɛpɛ sɛ ɛhinta sene biribiara. Nsɛm pii fa ahobammɔ ho

Ne kɛseɛ te sɛn?

Ne tenten te sɛn?

Forest night adder ne tenten bɛyɛ 55 cm (1,8 ft)Fie agyinamoa bɛyɛ 50 cm (1,6 ft)Ɔkraman bɛyɛ 1 m (3,3 ft)
ne tenten te sɛ kwadu 3 a wɔde to ntoatoasoɔ mune tenten te sɛ agodeɛ blɔk 17 a wɔde to ntoatoasoɔ muɛbɛtumi atu mita 100 wɔ anibu 110 mu (onipa a ɔwɔ ntɛm sen biara hia 9.6)

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Nsɛm

1

It is a good swimmer and has even settled on some islands in Lake Victoria.1

2

Unlike other members of its genus, it is mostly found in pristine rainforest.1

3

It is active during the day (diurnal) and spends most of its time on the ground.1

Ma bɔre ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din
Causus lichtensteinii
Kuo
Viper ne adder
Abusua
Viperidae2
Nhyehyɛeɛ (Order)
Squamata
Asaase akɛseɛ
Abibirem
Mmofra nketewa
It lays eggs (oviparous), with a clutch of four to eight eggs.1
Asiane ma nnipa
2 / 5: Ɛyɛ yaw3

Baabi a nsɛm no fi

  1. Causus lichtensteinii (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Causus lichtensteinii (iNaturalist): din ne nkyekyɛmu.
  3. Venom Wiki: asiane gyinabea, kɛseɛ a ɛtaa yɛ ne ntɛm susuo no yɛ yɛn ankasa deɛ. Hwɛ sɛdeɛ yɛbu no: Sɛdeɛ yɛkyerɛ asiane gyinabea.

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