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Climbing mantella

Mantella laevigata

Oor die naam: The scientific name Mantella laevigata places it in the genus Mantella; the species name refers to its smooth skin, from the Latin laevigata meaning smooth.1

OnskadelikOnskadelik vir mense. Niks om oor bekommerd te wees nie.

Gifpaddas, skurwepaddas & salamanders

Gif in sy velEet: InsekteGiftig om aan te raak of te eet, nie deur 'n byt of steek nie

Gevaar vir mense: LigSoos 'n bysteek of minder. Basies onskadelik vir mense.

The climbing mantella is a small, brightly coloured frog that lives in the lowland rainforests of northeast Madagascar. It is a poison frog, so its skin holds chemicals that can harm predators. It is special because it is one of the few frogs whose parents care for their tadpoles by feeding them eggs.1

Giftig deur 'n byt of steek, of giftig om aan te raak of te eet? Sommige diere spuit gif in met 'n byt of 'n steek. Ander is skadelik om aan te raak of te eet. Hierdie een is giftig om aan te raak of te eet.

Leef in

Northeast coastal region of Madagascar1

Afrika

Tuis

Lives in lowland rainforests and bamboo groves, spending time in trees and bamboo but staying near water. It is found in several protected areas, including Masoala National Park and Marojejy National Park. It needs humidity of 80% to 100%.1

Lengte

2,4 cm tot 3 cm (0,9 in tot 1,2 in)1

Gewig

1,2 g tot 2 g (0 oz tot 0,1 oz)1

Topspoed

omtrent 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

Eats ants, insect larvae, mites and other small insects found in leaf litter, taking whatever is most available. Ants make up about 84% of its diet in the dry season but only 35% in the wet season, when its diet is more varied.1

Foto van Climbing mantella — Climbing mantella. Foto: Franco Andreone - see authorization. CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Adults are 24–30 mm long and weigh 1.2–2.0 g1
Front of the back is bright yellow or pale green1
Arms, legs, belly and rear are black, with blue spots on the limbs1
Eyes are completely black1
Has discs at the tips of its fingers and toes, and the toes are webbed1

Word dikwels verwar met: M. betsileo, M. viridis and M. expectata look similar but are differently coloured. They often have blue spots on the throat rather than the limbs, and they have a faint line along the upper lip, which the climbing mantella lacks.1

Gifkrag

Gif in sy vel

Sy vel is giftig. Dit is gevaarlik om aan te raak, te lek of te eet.

Wat doen sy gif as jy daaraan raak of dit eet?

This frog is poisonous rather than venomous. Its skin glands contain lipophilic alkaloids, the chemicals that make up its poison, which it gets from the arthropods it eats. Researchers have found 41 different potent alkaloids in its skin. Captive frogs lose their toxicity over time.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: LigSoos 'n bysteek of minder. Basies onskadelik vir mense.

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

Its bright colours warn predators that its skin is toxic.1

As iemand daaraan geraak of dit geëet het

As iemand aan een geraak het: was die hande goed en moenie aan die oë of mond raak nie. As 'n kind of troeteldier een gelek of geëet het: bel 'n gifsentrum of jou noodnommer.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As jy daaraan geraak of dit geëet het: moenie jou oë of mond vryf nie, was jou hande en kry mediese hulp.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Sy gif is net daar sodat niks dit eet nie. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Hoe swaar is dit?

so swaar soos 2 skuifspelde

omtrent so lank soos 'n skuifspeldso lig dat jy dit nie op jou hand sal voel niekan 100 meter in 100 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Climbing mantella in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Skilpad omtrent 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Climbing mantella omtrent 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Its tadpoles eat only the eggs of their own species, and the parents feed them unfertilized eggs.1

Males defend territories of about 2 square metres and fight by wrestling, chasing and leaping, sometimes for over 1.5 hours.1

Female frogs choose a mate based on the quality of the male's well, not on his call.1

The climbing mantella is the only member of the Mantella genus that breeds in water-filled wells in trees, tree holes or broken bamboo stalks.1

Its chemical defence has developed in a similar way to that of the dart frogs of Dendrobatidae, although the two families are only distantly related.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Mantella laevigata
Groep: Gifpaddas, skurwepaddas & salamanders
Familie: Mantellidae2
Orde: Anura
Kontinente: Afrika
Babas: Usually lays only one large egg, 3–3.5 mm across, at the side of a water-filled well or above the water line. The parents feed tadpoles unfertilized eggs.1
Hoe dit in die natuur gaan: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, 2016), though its population is suspected to be decreasing1
Gevaar vir mense: 1 / 5: Lig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Climbing mantella (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Mantella laevigata (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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