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Lehmann's poison frog

Oophaga lehmanni

Oor die naam: It is named after Colombian conservation biologist Federico Carlos Lehmann.1

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.

Lehmann's poison frog is a small, brightly marked frog that lives only in a small part of western Colombia. Its skin produces strong toxins, and its bright colours warn predators to leave it alone. It is critically endangered, so it matters for conservation as well as for safety.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

Endemic to western Colombia, in Valle del Cauca and Chocó departments, on the slopes of the Cordillera Occidental1

Suid-Amerika

Tuis

It lives in submontane tropical rainforest, mostly on the forest floor and in low vegetation. Occasionally it is found in low shrubs and trees. It lives at heights of 600 to 1,200 metres.1

Lengte

3,1 cm tot 3,6 cm (1,2 in tot 1,4 in)1

Topspoed

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

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It is active during the day and mainly eats small insects it finds on the forest floor and in low vegetation. Tadpoles are fed unfertilised eggs by their parents.1

Foto van Lehmann's poison frog — Lehmann's poison frog. Foto: Roger Franco Molina. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Black or dark brown background with two bright, broad bands of colour round the body1
Coloured bands on the arms and legs, and on the belly1
Red, orange or yellow colour forms; each frog has its own unique pattern1
Males have silver-tipped toes1
Adults measure 31 to 36 mm from snout to vent1

Word dikwels verwar met: The harlequin poison frog (Oophaga histrionicus) looks very similar and can interbreed with it. Scientists still debate whether Lehmann's poison frog is a separate species. The main difference is that Lehmann's frog lacks histrionicotoxins, a type of toxin found in the harlequin frog. Males also have calls that differ between northern and southern populations.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?

It is not venomous. Its skin produces toxins, including alkaloids such as pumiliotoxins, that can be very poisonous. Frogs bred in captivity are not poisonous, because their diet lacks the chemicals needed to make the toxins.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 skin toxins can be very poisonous to predators, and some native tribes of Colombia used them to coat their darts. Frogs in captivity are not poisonous.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

Its bright, vivid colours act as a warning to predators that it is inedible.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 Lehmann's 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)

Lehmann's 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

In the wild, this frog is toxic, but frogs kept in captivity lose their toxicity because the toxins come from their diet.1

Tadpoles in the same pool may eat each other, so the male carries them to separate water pools.1

The male is the one who guards the eggs and carries the tadpoles on his back for two to four weeks.1

Its skin toxins are being studied for possible medicinal uses.1

Its bright colours are a warning, a strategy called aposematism.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Lehmann's poison frog is always poisonous.

Waarheid: Wild frogs are toxic, but frogs bred in captivity are not, because their diet lacks the chemicals needed to make the poison.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Oophaga lehmanni
Groep: Gifpaddas, skurwepaddas & salamanders
Familie: Dendrobatidae2
Orde: Anura
Kontinente: Suid-Amerika
Babas: The female lays a small number of large eggs on leaves about 1.2 metres above the forest floor. The male fertilises them, keeps them moist, then carries the tadpoles on his back to small water pools such as tree hollows and bromeliad rosettes.1
Hoe dit in die natuur gaan: Critically endangered (IUCN); listed on CITES Appendix II1
Gevaar vir mense: 3 / 5: Ernstig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Lehmann's poison frog (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Oophaga lehmanni (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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