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Caatinga lancehead

Bothrops erythromelas
Ka lebitso: The scientific name erythromelas comes from Ancient Greek words meaning "red" and "black", which refers to the snake's colouring.1
E ka bolayaE ka o bolaya ntle le kalafo. Ha e ka o loma, fumana thuso kapele.
Di-pit viper Ho lomaE ja: Nama
Kotsi ho batho: E kotsi haholoE ka bolaya motho ya sa fumaneng kalafo.

The Caatinga lancehead is a venomous pitviper that lives only in Brazil. It is found in dry shrubland and thorn forest in the north-east of the country. It is worth knowing about because it is quick to strike when disturbed.1

E phela
Brazil: Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe1
Amerika Borwa
Lapeng
It lives in the Caatinga, a large ecoregion of north-eastern Brazil made of dry shrubland and thorn forest. It is mainly terrestrial and nocturnal, but it climbs into low vegetation.1
Bolelele
85 cm (2,8 ft)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 3,3 km/h (2,1 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It feeds mainly on rodents and lizards.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Caatinga lancehead
Caatinga lancehead. Foto: Rafael M R Serra. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Reddish brown back with a double row of black or dark brown triangular markings1
  • Dark brown head, with some darker markings on the top and sides1
  • Yellowish underside speckled with brown, with dark spots on the sides1
  • Strongly keeled dorsal scales, in 21 rows at midbody1
  • Moderately large eyes with vertically elliptical pupils1

Matla a chefo

Ho loma

Chefo e tswa ka meno a yona a chefo (fangs) kapa ka meno a mang ha e loma.

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E kotsi haholoE ka bolaya motho ya sa fumaneng kalafo.

It is a venomous snake that is highly irritable and can strike violently with minimal provocation.1

E etsang ha e tshohile?

When approached it tends to hide its head, and it can strike violently if provoked.1

Haeba e loma

  • Boloka motho a sa sisinyehe ebile a kgutsitse, boloka setho se lomilweng se lekana le bophahamo ba pelo, tlosa mesale le dintho tse tiileng, mme o mo ise sepetlele kapele.

Kamehla letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Ena ke tataiso e akaretsang ya thuso ya pele, hase keletso ya bongaka. Metheo ya thuso ya pele

Dula o bolokehile

  • O se ke wa ama, wa tshwara kapa wa tena phoofolo ya naheng, leha e le e nyenyane, le leha e shebahala e robetse kapa e shwele.
  • E fe sebaka. Ha o kopana le yona, dula o kgutsitse, kgutlela morao butle mme o e tlohele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yona.
  • Haeba e nngwe e o loma: dula o kgutsitse, o se ke wa sisinyeha, letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso (112, 000, 911) kapa o ye sepetlele kapele. Hopola hore e ne e shebahala jwang, foto e a thusa.

Ha e o batle. E sebedisa chefo ya yona ho tshwara dijo kapa ho itshireletsa, mme e kgetha ho ipata. Ho eketsehileng ka ho dula o bolokehile

Hokae lefatsheng?

AfrikaAsiaYuropaAmerika LeboyaAmerika BorwaAustralia le Oceania

E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

Caatinga lancehead bolelele ba e ka bang 85 cm (2,8 ft)Katse ya lapeng e ka bang 50 cm (1,6 ft)Ntja e ka bang 1 m (3,3 ft)
e telele jwaloka dikatse tsa lapeng tse 1,5 ho tloha nkong ho isa mohatlenge telele jwaloka dibanana tse 5 tse latellanange ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 110 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Caatinga lancehead e kgolo hakae ha e bapiswa le WENA?

Ke dipalo feela ka hara sebatli sa hao. Ha ho letho le bolokwang kapa le romelwang kae kapa kae.

E potlaka hakae?

ho molemo ho tseba

Dintlha

1

It is mainly active on the ground at night, though it climbs into low plants.1

2

Its dorsal scales are strongly keeled and arranged in 21 rows at midbody.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Bothrops erythromelas
Sehlopha
Di-pit viper
Lelapa
Viperidae2
Tatelano
Squamata
Dikontinente
Amerika Borwa
Kotsi ho batho
4 / 5: E kotsi haholo3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Bothrops erythromelas (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Bothrops erythromelas (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
  3. Venom Wiki: boemo ba kotsi, boholo bo tlwaelehileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kamoo re di balang ka teng: Kamoo re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.

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