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Panamanian golden frog

Atelopus zeteki

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 velGiftig 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 Panamanian golden frog is a bright yellow-gold toad that lives only in Panama. It sits on the mountain streams and cloud forests of the west-central part of the country. It is a national symbol, and it is also one of the most endangered amphibians in the world.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 Panama, near mountain streams in Coclé and Panamá provinces1

Noord-Amerika

Tuis

It lives close to mountain streams in cloud forests. Adult males stay near the streams where breeding happens, while females move into the forest outside the breeding season. Adult males perch in trees at night.1

Lengte

3,5 cm tot 6,3 cm (1,4 in tot 2,5 in)1

Gewig

3 g tot 15 g (0,1 oz tot 0,5 oz)1

Topspoed

omtrent 4 km/h (2,5 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

Tadpoles feed on algae. The diet of adults is not covered here.1

Foto van Panamanian golden frog — Panamanian golden frog. Foto: Brian Gratwicke. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Skin colour ranges from light yellow-green to bright gold.1
Some individuals have black spots on their backs and legs.1
Females are larger than males, at 45 to 63 mm long, while males are 35 to 48 mm.1
Adults wave and lift a foot at predators, showing their bright colours.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 poisonous rather than venomous, because its toxins work on contact with the skin and are not injected. The toxin is water-soluble and affects the nerve cells of anyone who touches it. Large doses can be fatal within 20 to 30 minutes, after convulsions that stop breathing and blood circulation.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.

Its toxin affects the nerve cells of anyone who comes into contact with it, and large doses can be fatal. Because it is critically endangered, the frog should be left alone in the wild.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

When a predator approaches, it waves and lifts its foot to show its bright colours, which warn of its toxicity. If the predator keeps coming, the waving and calls increase in speed and volume.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 15 skuifspelde

so lank soos 2 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n ryso lig dat jy dit nie op jou hand sal voel niekan 100 meter in 90 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Panamanian golden 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)

Panamanian golden frog omtrent 4 km/h (2,5 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

It is able to communicate by waving its feet, a bit like semaphore, as well as by sound.1

It is an 'earless' frog with no eardrums, yet it can still hear sounds and work out where they come from.1

Its toxins are powerful enough that some predators avoid it, though a few snakes can cope with its poison.1

Tadpoles have black and gold colouring, which helps protect them from the sun.1

It was filmed in the wild for the last time in 2006 for the BBC series Life in Cold Blood.1

Mite-breker

Mite: It is a frog.

Waarheid: Despite its common name, it is a true toad, a member of the family Bufonidae.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Atelopus zeteki
Groep: Gifpaddas, skurwepaddas & salamanders
Familie: Bufonidae2
Orde: Anura
Kontinente: Noord-Amerika
Babas: Eggs are laid in shallow streams and hatch after 2 to 10 days. The tadpoles then take 6 to 7 months to grow.1
Lewensduur: omtrent 12 jaar1
Hoe dit in die natuur gaan: Critically Endangered (IUCN). It may have been extinct in the wild since 2007.1
Gevaar vir mense: 3 / 5: Ernstig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Panamanian golden frog (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Atelopus zeteki (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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