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Peters' coral snake

Micrurus petersi
Malunga negama: The specific name petersi honours James A. Peters, an American herpetologist (a scientist who studies reptiles and amphibians) who specialised in the amphibians and reptiles of Ecuador.1
Kufuna ugqirhaKunqabile ukuba sibulale, kodwa ukulunywa kufuna ugqirha.
Ingozi ebantwini: Kubi kakhuluUkulunywa kufuna ugqirha. Ukufa kunqabe kakhulu.

Peters' coral snake is a venomous snake that lives in the cloud forests of eastern Ecuador. It is found only in one province, Morona-Santiago, high on the eastern slope of the Andes mountains. It is a medium-sized snake for its group, and its colour pattern and light blue snout set it apart from most other New World coral snakes.1

Sihlala
Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador (endemic, meaning found nowhere else)1
uMzantsi Melika
Ekhaya
It lives in cloud forest on the eastern slope of the Andes, at elevations of 950 to 1,400 metres (3,120 to 4,590 feet). It is a terrestrial snake, meaning it lives on the ground.1
Ubude
67 cm (2,2 ft)1
Esona santya siphezulu
malunga ne-4,8 km/h (3 mph)
Emhlabeni, uqikelelo nje
Ngokwenene!Ifoto ka-Peters' coral snake
Peters' coral snake. Ifoto: Ubs6u!d-pongsakorn. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Indlela yokusiqaphela

  • Red, white (or yellow) and black rings run around the body.1
  • The black rings are not arranged in groups of three (triads), which is unusual for a coral snake.1
  • There is light blue on the snout, which most other New World coral snakes do not have.1
  • It is medium-sized for its genus, reaching a total length of up to 67 cm including the tail.1

Sidla ngokubhidaniswa no: Unlike most New World coral snakes, it has light blue on the snout and its black rings do not form triads. These features help tell it apart from related species.1

Amandla etyhefu yokuluma nokuhlaba

Ukuluma

Ityhefu iphuma ngamazinyo aso etyhefu okanye ngamazinyo aso xa siluma.

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Ukuba siyaluma

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Hlala ukhuselekile

  • Ungaze uchukumise, ubambe okanye uqhule isilwanyana sasendle, nokuba sincinci, kwaye nokuba sibonakala silele okanye sifile.
  • Sinike indawo. Ukuba udibana naso, hlala uzolile, buyela umva kancinci kwaye usiyeke sihambe ngendlela yaso.
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Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

Peters' coral snake malunga ne-67 cm ubude (2,2 ft)Ikati yasekhaya malunga ne-50 cm (1,6 ft)Inja malunga ne-1 m (3,3 ft)
ubude obulingana neebhanana eziyi-4 zilandelelanasingagqiba iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana eyi-75 (owona mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

U-Peters' coral snake mkhulu kangakanani xa uthelekisa NAWE?

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Sikhawuleza kangakanani?

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Iinyaniso

1

Its light blue snout is unusual among New World coral snakes.1

2

Its black rings are not arranged in groups of three, which sets its pattern apart from most coral snakes.1

3

It lives in cloud forest on the eastern slope of the Andes, between 950 and 1,400 metres above sea level.1

Kwiingcali zetyhefu

Igama lenzululwazi
Micrurus petersi
Iqela
Iinyoka ze-coral
Usapho
Elapidae2
Ucwangco
Squamata
Amazwekazi
uMzantsi Melika
Iintsana
It is oviparous, meaning it lays eggs.1
Ingozi ebantwini
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Apho iinyaniso zivela khona

  1. Micrurus petersi (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Micrurus petersi (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa.
  3. Venom Wiki: inqanaba lengozi, ubungakanani obuqhelekileyo noqikelelo lwesantya zezethu. Bona indlela esizifumana ngayo: Indlela esilinganisa ngayo ingozi.

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