
cheria paambu

thekk madhya eshyayil ninnulla colubrid paambinte oru nonveenomas kanstraktar inamaanu kooman trinket paambu (coylognathus helena).
padavyuthpathishaasthram.
eee paambinte prathyeka naamamaya "helena", sthree soundaryathinte pratheekamaayum lokathile ettavum sundariyaaya sthriyaayum palarum kanakkaakkunna troiyude helene paraamarshikkunnathaayi karuthappedunnu.
bhoomishaasthraparamaaya paridhi.
"sii. srilanka, dakshinenthya, paakistaan (shangla), neppaal, bangladesh ennividangalil helena kaanapedunnu.
indiah vishaakhapattanam" (daudin, 1803) aanu ithinte tharam pradesham.
vivaranam.
"sii. helenaik inipparayunna scalation undu. rostral azhathekkaal alppam veethiyullathum mukalil ninnu drishyavumaanu. intenalukalkkidayilulla thunnal munvashangalkkidayilullathi valare cheruthaanu. munbhagam mookkinte attathu ninnulla dooram vare neelamullathaanu, pakshe paariyettalukalekkaal cheruthaanu. daivikatha azhathekkaal alppam dairkhyameriyathaanu. oru valia precocular rund posttkularukalum undu. temporalukal 2 + 2 allengil 2 + 3 aayi krameekarichirikkunnu. 9 (asaadhaaranamaayi 10 allengil 11) mukalile labialukal undu, anchaamatheyum aaraamatheyum (allengil naalaamatheyum anchaamatheyum aaraamatheyum) kannilekku praveshikkunnu. muun thaadiyellu sheeldukalumaayi sanbarkkam pulartthunna 5 allengil 6 thaazhathe labialukal undu. muun thaadiyellukalude sheeldukalkku pinn thaadiyellukalude sheeldukalekkaal neelamo alpam neelamo undu.
dorsal skeyilukal 23 muthal 27 varikalilayi madhyabhaagathu, shareerathinte pinbhaagatthum vaalilum minusamarnnatho mangiyatho aaya keel cheythirikkunnu. ventral nambar 220-265; guda plate poornnamaanu; subcodal nambar 75-94.
cheruppakkaarkku mukalil ilam thavitt niramaan, karutha crossbandukalundu, oro crossband naalu muthal aarr vare velutha oosellikale ulkkollunnu. muthirnnavarkk irunda thavitt niramaan, chathuraakrithiyilulla karutha paadukalude oru transwers seerees, allengil cheruppakkaarude varnna paatteninte kooduthalo kuravo vyathyasthamaaya adayaalangal. kannin thaazhe lambamaya oru karutha varayum kannin pinnil charinja oru karutha varayum undu. chila saambilukalkku velutha, karutha attamulla collar undu; mattullavaykku thalayil rund karutha rekhamsha varakalundu; mattullava ekkaaryathil idatharam aanu. thaazhathe bhagangal manjaniramullathum kurachu cheria karutha paadukalullatho illaathatho aayathinal chilappol oro vashathum kooduthalo kuravo vyathyasthamaaya adayaalangalodeyaanu.
muthirnnavarkk motham neelam kaivarikkaan kazhiyum, athil neelamulla wall ulppedunnu.
upajaathikal.
sii yude moonnu upajaathikal. nominotypical upajaathikal ulppede helena "saadhuvaayathaayi amgeekarikkappettirikkunnu. 
"notta bene": paraantheesukalile oru trikonamithi adikaaram soochippikkunnathu upajaathikale yadhaarthathil "coylognathus" ozhikeyulla oru janussilaan vivarichirunnathu ennaanu.
aavaasavyavastha.
oru bhouma paambu, "sii. chithal kunnukalilaanu helena vasikkunnath, ennaal thaazhnna uyarangal, pazhaya marangal, marakkoombaarangal, pazhaya veedukalkku chuttum, idathoornna sasyangal muthalaayavayum eshtappedunnu.
bhakshanakramam.
eee cheria paambu elikaleyum mattu cheria sasthanikaleyum pallikaleyum bhakshikkunnu.
perumaattam.
dainamdinavum valare sajeevavumaaya "sii. helena "athinte swabhaavathinu perukettathaanu, upadravichaal athu aavarthichu adikkum. eee inathile aanthumbikal saadhaaranayaayi penthumbikalekkaal kooduthal aakramanakaarikalaanu. akathekku viral choondunna pallukal kaaranam athinte kadiyettathu palappozhum valare doshakaramaanu.