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Dusky sea snake

Aipysurus fuscus
Ku linnya: The scientific name fuscus comes from the Latin word for "dusky" or "dark", which refers to the snake's dark colour.1
Kyetaaga omusawoTekitera kutta, naye okulumwa kwetaaga omusawo.
Emisota gy'ennyanja KirumaKirya: Ennyama
Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

The dusky sea snake is a venomous snake that lives in the sea. It is found on shallow coral reefs in the Timor Sea, between Australia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste. It is endangered, which means its numbers have fallen sharply.1

Kibeera mu
Timor Sea, between Australia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste1
Oseyani y'e Buyindi, Oseyani ya Pasifiki, Ennyanja ya Korali, Ennyanja ya Timor ne Arafura
Awaka
It mainly lives on reefs in shallow sea water. Most of the known wild population is at the Ashmore and Cartier Islands, an Australian external territory in the Timor Sea.1
Obuwanvu
78 cm (2,6 ft)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 3,7 km/h (2,3 mph)
Okuwuga, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
It feeds on fish eggs, eels, wrasses and gobies.1

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Dark purplish brown, brown or blackish brown on its upper body1
  • Occasionally has paler bands on the lower sides of its body1
  • The centre of some scales is darker, which can make the body look striped1
  • Usually no longer than 78 cm, though much larger individuals have been found1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

Obusagwa buyita mu mannyo gaakyo amawanvu (fangs) oba mu mannyo amalala nga kiruma.

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

Bwe kiruma

  • Okunyiga n'okunyweza ekitundu (pressure immobilisation): zinga bandeeji egolomoka ennywevu ku kifo ekirumiddwa, oluvannyuma ogende waggulu ku kitundu kyonna, kinyweze n'omuti (splint), era omuntu muleke ateetambulira ddala okutuusa obuyambi lwe butuuka.
  • Ggya omuntu mu mazzi omutwale mu ddwaliro mangu.

Bulijjo sooka kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911). Buno bulagirizi bwa bujjanjabi obusooka obwa bulijjo, si kuwabula kwa musawo. Obujjanjabi obusooka obw'omusingi

Weekuume

  • Tokwatako, tokwata wadde okusoomooza ensolo ey'omu nsiko, ne bw'eba ntono, era ne bw'eba erabika nga yeebase oba nga efudde.
  • Gireke n'ebbanga. Bw'osisinkana emu, beera mukkakkamu, dda emabega mpola era gireke egende mu kkubo lyayo.
  • Bw'emu ekuluma: beera mukkakkamu, totambula, kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911) oba tuuka mu ddwaliro mangu. Jjukira bwe yali efaanana, ekifaananyi kiyamba.

Tekikunoonya. Kikozesa obusagwa bwakyo okukwata emmere oba okwekuuma, era kyandisinze kwekweka. Ebirala ku kwekuuma

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

Dusky sea snake kiwanvu nga 78 cm (2,6 ft)Kkapa ey'awaka nga 50 cm (1,6 ft)Embwa nga 1 m (3,3 ft)
kiwanvu nga ndiizi 4 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okuwuga obuwanvu bw'ekidiba ekinene (m 50) mu sikonda 49

Dusky sea snake kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Ebituufu

1

Scientists think the population has declined by at least 70%, and no specimens were found in 2007 during surveys that had recorded them in 1998.1

2

It has been documented hybridising with the snake Aipysurus laevis, and a 2006 study found the two species are closely related.1

3

This snake gives birth to live young instead of laying eggs.1

4

It usually lives in shallow water, from the surface down to about 12 metres, though it has occasionally been recorded at depths of up to 30 metres.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Aipysurus fuscus
Ekibinja
Emisota gy'ennyanja
Amaka
Elapidae2
Ensengeka
Squamata
Ssemazinga
Oseyani y'e Buyindi, Oseyani ya Pasifiki, Ennyanja ya Korali, Ennyanja ya Timor ne Arafura, Oseyani
Abaana abawere
It is live-bearing (viviparous), so it gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs.1
Obuwangaazi
nga emyaka 101
Kiri kitya mu nsiko
Endangered1
Akabi eri abantu
3 / 5: Kya maanyi3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Aipysurus fuscus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Aipysurus fuscus (iNaturalist): amannya n'ensengeka y'ebika.
  3. Venom Wiki: omutendera gw'akabi, obunene obwa bulijjo n'okuteebereza kw'embiro bibyaffe. Laba engeri gye tubibalamu: Engeri gye tupimamu akabi.

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