
mercurana

racophoridae kudumbatthilppetta arborial thavalakalude oru janussaanu mercurana. indiayile keralatthile pashchimaghattangalil ninnu 2013 ll vivaricha eaka inamaaya mercurana myristicapalestrils ninnaan eee janusinu eee peru nalkiyirikkunnath. britiish roock baand raajnjiyude antharicha gayakanaaya freddy merkuriyude aadarasoochakamaayi "frogg" ("raana", ithu ettavum saadhaaranamaaya frogg janussinte peru koodiyaanu) enna laattin naamavumayi samyojippichaan eee pothuvaaya peru uruthirinjathu. thavala mattu anubandha thavalakalil ninnu vyathyasthamaan, kaaranam ithinu vipulamaaya valayundu, chathuppunilangalil maathram vasikkunnu, cheliyil muttayidukayum ila maalinyangal shradhaapoorvvam kalarthukayum cheiyunnu.
kandethalum vyuthpathiyum.
indiayile keralatthile kollam jillayile kulathooppuzha reserve vanathinaduthulla arippayile oru kshetra parisaratthe kuttikkaadukalil ninnu 2012 meyy 18naanu mercuranayude tharam (holotype) shekharichathu. athu oru muthirnna purushanaayirunnu. 2012 juulai 12 nuu ithe pradeshathu ninnu mattu rund muthirnna purushanmaare (paaraadaippukal) kandethi. aupachaarika vivaranam 2013 epril 17 nuu "suitaxa" jenalil prasidheekarichu. britiish roock baand kweeninte antharicha gayakan gaanarachayithaavumaaya freddy merkuriyude aadaranjaliyaayi 'merkuri' yill ninnaan eee pothuvaaya peru uruthirinjathu, ettavum saadhaaranamaaya thavala taxaya 'raana' enna janussile perumaayi samyojippichaan ithu nirmmichirikkunnathu. merkuriyude "oorjjaswalamaaya samgeetham" prachodanakaramaayathinaal shaasthranjar 'merkuri' thiranjedutthu. koodaathe, merkuri indian-paazhsi vamshajanaayirunnu, thavala kandethiya parvathanirakalude vadakkan bhaagath sthithi cheiyunna panchaganiyilaan thante kuttikkaalatthinte bhooribhaagavum chelavazhichathu. thavala vasikkunna "myristikka" marangal pradhaanamaayum prathinidheekarikkunna chathuppunila vanaa aavaasavyavasthaye soochippikkunnathinu "myristikka" (jathikka kudumbatthile oru januss), "chathupp" ennartham varunna laattin padamaaya "palestries" ennivayude samyojanamaanu nirddishta peru. pashchimaghattatthile durbalav vamshanaashabheeshani neridunnathumaaya aavaasavyavasthaykku eee vanam prathyekichum prashasthamaan.
vivaranam.
"mercurana" idatharam valippamulla thavalakalaanu; aann thavalakalkku 35 millimeter neelavum penn thavalakalkku 65 millimeter neelavum undu. avaykku nerttha shareeramund, athu thurumbulla thavittu niramaan, pinnil cheria karutha paadukalundu. penthumbikalkku purakil kooduthal pacha-manja niramaan. charmmatthinte dorsal uparithalam parukkan shagrin aanu. ventral (munbhagam) bhagam kramena bharam kuranjathum kooduthalum veluthathumayi maarunnu. munkaalukaludeyum pinkaalukaludeyum adibhaagathu chila bhaagangalil manja niratthilulla paadukalundu. nench, vayar, thonda enniva grandhikalaanu. mookk vrithaakruthiyilullathum neendunilkkunnathumaayir. mattu anubandha enangalil ninnu vyathyasthamayi, "mercurana" kku valia webbed kaalviralukalund, athesamayam viralukal valia discukal kondu swathanthramaanu, koodaathe vomerin pallukaludeyum bhasha pappillayudeyum saannidyamaanu ithinte savisheshatha. thirascheenavum oval aakruthiyilullathumaaya puple ulla vyathyasthamaaya irunda annukalundu avaykku.
jeevashasthram.
"thaazhnna pradeshathe chathuppunila vanangalil vasikkunna arborial thavalakalaanu mercurana. mansooninu munbulla samayathaan iva prajananam nadathunnathu. prajnana seasonil, edavittulla mazha kurayunna edavelakalil, marangalude nerttha thaikalil allengil thaazhathe nilayilulla sasyangalude shaakhakalil, saadhaaranayaayi vanathinte adithattil ninnu 0.25-1.5 meter uyarathil, purushanmaar sooryaasthamaya samayat sthreekale vilikkunnu. vividha tharatthilulla parasya kooll tharangal nireekshikkappettu. chilappol purushanmaar opttimal perching saittukalkkayi parasparam ettumuttunnu. penpakshi purushante perchilekku erangukayum avaa aaksilari ffexasil earppedukayum cheiyunnu. thudarnnu avar vanathinte adithattilekku erangukayum elakkashanangalil praveshichu thaazheyulla manninte uparithalathilekku praveshikkukayum cheiyunnu. penn (ippozhum poornnamaaya uravayil) mannil aazham kuranja oru kuzhal undakkaan thante mookk upayogichu. aval thirinj puthuthayi nirmmicha kuzhiyude mukalil jodiyude pinn attangal sthaapikkukayum andotpaadanam aarambikkukayum cheiyunnu. ekadesham oru manikkoor kaalayalavil 130 oolam pigmented allatha muttakal eee koodinullil nikshepikkappedunnu. thudarnnu penkutty muttakal substrate mannumaayi kalarthaan avalude pinkaalukal upayogichu. thudarnnu ilayil ninnu dhaaraalam varunna jody purathuvannu pookunnu. bhroonathinte vikasanathinu ezhu divasathinu sesham jellie capsulil ninnu chalanathmaka laarvakal purathuvarunnu. kaalavarshathinu munbulla mazhaykku sesham eerppamulla cheliyil aadyakaala bhroona vikasanam sambhavikkunnu. tadpolukal swathanthramaayi jeevikkunnathum jalajalamaan. thavittuniramulla shareerathodukoodiya andaakrithiyilullathum mangiyathumaaya tadpolinu ilam thavitt muthal ardhasuthaaryamaaya chirakukalulla oof-vaitt vare wall undu. shareeram, wall, chirakukal enniva irunda thavitt niratthil chitharikkidakkunnu.
paadukalum paadukalum.
vitharanam.
"mercurana" indiayil thaddesheeyamaanu. keralatthile agasthyamalai malanirakalude padinjaaran thaazhvarayil maathramaan "mercurana myristicapaalastristris" enna ekaroopa inam rekhappeduthiyittullathu. myristikka" marangal aadhipathyam pulartthunna chathuppunila vanangalude (100 muthal 300 meter vare) thaazhnna uyaravum aavaasavyavasthayude mungananayaan.

