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Harlequin poison frog

Oophaga histrionica

Moet 'n dokter sienMoenie aanraak nieSelde dodelik, maar as iemand daaraan raak of dit eet, moet hy dokter toe gaan.

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: ErnstigAs iemand daaraan raak of dit eet, moet hy dokter toe gaan. Sterftes is baie skaars.

The harlequin poison frog is a small, brightly marked frog that lives on the forest floor of western Colombia. Its skin carries strong toxins, so it is one of the poison dart frogs that should never be handled. It is now critically endangered because its rainforest home is being destroyed.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

Chocó region of western Colombia1

Suid-Amerika

Tuis

It lives on the ground in tropical rainforests, among fallen branches and leaf litter, usually between 300 and 700 metres above sea level. Wild-caught frogs are also sold in the international pet trade.1

Lengte

3,5 cm (1,4 in)3

tipiese grootte van 'n volwasse dier

Topspoed

omtrent 3,7 km/h (2,3 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

Adults feed on ants and mites on the ground after sunrise, and they stop feeding by 16:00.1

Foto van Harlequin poison frog — Harlequin poison frog. Foto: desertnaturalist. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Background colour ranges from light to dark brown.1
Usually has a vivid, bright spot on its back.1
Small, with an average snout-to-vent length of about 3.3 cm.1
Active on the forest floor, feeding on the ground after sunrise and hiding under leaf litter or on fallen logs by 16:00.1

Word dikwels verwar met: Some frogs that were once classed as this species were separated into new species in 2018: Oophaga anchicayensis, Oophaga andresi and Oophaga solanensis.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?

The frog produces histrionicotoxins, which are cardiotoxins, meaning they affect the heart. These compounds act as potent blockers of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, the sites that receive nerve signals at muscle and nerve junctions. They also affect sodium and potassium channels, though much less strongly.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: ErnstigAs iemand daaraan raak of dit eet, moet hy dokter toe gaan. Sterftes is baie skaars.

The frog's toxins can be dangerous. Wild-caught frogs may be toxic and dangerous to handle, and they often have a much higher fatality rate in captivity.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?

omtrent so lank soos 'n skuifspeldkan 100 meter in 97 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Harlequin poison 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)

Harlequin poison frog omtrent 3,7 km/h (2,3 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

The tadpoles cannot feed on their own. They are obligate egg-feeders and will starve without the unfertilised eggs their mother provides.1

A parent carries the tadpoles to tiny water pools, often found in the axil of a bromeliad plant, where they develop.1

Histrionicotoxins are hard to make in a lab. Synthesising them has been the subject of many different attempts.1

Harlequin poison frogs are among the most difficult poison dart frogs to raise in captivity.1

Adults are active on the ground during the day and retreat to refuge by mid-afternoon.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Oophaga histrionica
Groep: Gifpaddas, skurwepaddas & salamanders
Familie: Dendrobatidae2
Orde: Anura
Kontinente: Suid-Amerika
Babas: The female lays eggs among leaf litter. A parent carries the newly hatched tadpoles to a small water pool, often in a bromeliad, and the mother later lays unfertilised eggs for the tadpoles to eat.1
Hoe dit in die natuur gaan: Critically Endangered1
Gevaar vir mense: 3 / 5: Ernstig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Harlequin poison frog (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Oophaga histrionica (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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