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Dyeing poison dart frog

Dendrobates tinctorius

Oor die naam: The specific name tinctorius does not refer to its colours. It comes from legends of some indigenous tribes, who said they used frog poisons to make green parrot feathers grow in different colours.1

Maak net seerMoenie aanraak nieDit maak seer, maar dit sal jou nie ernstig skade doen 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: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The dyeing poison dart frog is a small, brightly marked frog from the rainforests of north-eastern South America. It is one of the largest poison dart frogs and one of the most colourful, with more than 30 recognised colour forms. Its skin contains toxins, so it is a frog to admire from a distance.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

Eastern Guiana Shield: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Brazil1

Suid-Amerika

Tuis

It lives in patches of tropical primary rainforest, mostly in hilly or upland areas, at altitudes up to 600 m, though some populations are found at sea level. It is often found in canopy gaps, where trees have fallen, and it uses water-filled spaces on fallen trees for its tadpoles.1

Lengte

3,5 cm tot 7 cm (1,4 in tot 2,8 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 3,9 km/h (2,4 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It eats small arthropods, mainly ants and mites. It mostly stays on the ground, where catching prey is easier, though it sometimes climbs trees.1

Foto van Dyeing poison dart frog — Dyeing poison dart frog. Foto: Yves Bas. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

The body is mostly black, with an irregular pattern of yellow or whitish stripes along the back, upper flanks and head.1
The lower flanks, belly and throat have irregular blue stripes, and the legs are blue with small black specks.1
The blue ranges from pale sky blue to royal, cobalt or navy blue, and some colour forms are mostly yellow, mostly blue or mostly whitish.1
Adults usually measure around 5 cm from snout to vent. Females have circular toe discs and arched backs, while males are smaller and more slender, with heart-shaped toe discs and curved backs.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?

Its skin secretions contain alkaloids, which are toxic chemicals that interfere with nerve and muscle tissue. They can cause pain, cramping and stiffness, and in severe cases locomotor difficulties, convulsions, paralysis or death. In a reported case in Brazil, two men who handled the frog felt numbness within about 20 minutes, and the symptoms had gone after 40 minutes.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The frog is toxic if eaten, and its skin toxins can affect anyone who handles it. In a reported case, two adult male photographers in the Brazilian Amazon both had mild numbness that passed within 40 minutes. Their symptoms could have been worse with longer contact or if there had been a wound where they touched the frog.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

Its bright colours warn predators that its skin secretions are unpleasant, and predators that bite it tend to link the colours with the pain.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?

so lank soos 2 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n rykan 100 meter in 92 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Dyeing poison dart frog 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)

Dyeing poison dart frog omtrent 3,9 km/h (2,4 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

It does not make its own poison. It gets the alkaloids from the ants and mites it eats.1

More than 30 colour forms, or morphs, have been recognised, and most are tied to a particular place.1

It is among the largest and most variably coloured of all poison dart frogs.1

Despite the huge variation in colour, the genetic differences between its populations are very small.1

It often lives in canopy gaps in the Amazon rainforest, where fallen trees hold water for its tadpoles.1

Mite-breker

Mite: The name tinctorius refers to the frog's many colours.

Waarheid: The name comes from legends of indigenous tribes who said they used frog poisons to make green parrot feathers change colour.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Dendrobates tinctorius
Groep: Gifpaddas, skurwepaddas & salamanders
Familie: Dendrobatidae2
Orde: Anura
Kontinente: Suid-Amerika
Babas: Tadpoles develop in water held in fallen trees.1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Dyeing poison dart frog (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Dendrobates tinctorius (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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