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Yellow-banded poison dart frog

Dendrobates leucomelas

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Gifpaddas, skurwepaddas & salamanders

Gif in sy velEet: VleisGiftig 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 yellow-banded poison dart frog is a small, brightly coloured frog from the northern part of South America. It lives in wet tropical rainforests, close to fresh water. Its bright warning colours show that its skin is toxic to eat or touch.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

Northern South America, mainly Venezuela; also parts of Guyana, Brazil and the far east of Colombia1

Suid-Amerika

Tuis

It lives in very humid tropical rainforest, close to fresh water. It is often found on flat rocks, trees, plants such as bromeliads, and the leaf litter on the forest floor. In the dry season, it gathers in damper spots, such as under rocks or fallen tree trunks.1

Lengte

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

Topspoed

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

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It eats arthropods, which are small invertebrates such as insects. It catches prey with a short, sticky tongue that shoots out to grab it. The frog gets its toxins from certain of these arthropods.1

Foto van Yellow-banded poison dart frog — Yellow-banded poison dart frog. Foto: Arpingstone. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Predominantly bright yellow, with varying numbers of broad black stripes or spots over the whole body1
Some individuals are orange instead of yellow1
Markings range from fine spots to thick, unbroken bands1
Small, with an average adult length rarely above 4 cm1
Active during the day and lives in small groups1

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, so it does not inject venom. Its skin secretes alkaloid toxins. Some of these are extremely potent neurotoxins, which attack the nerves, and they interfere with nerve impulses. This can lead to heart failure or fibrillation, which is an irregular heartbeat.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

Its bright yellow and black colouring is aposematic, a warning to predators that it is unpalatable or toxic to eat.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?

korter as jou pinkiekan 100 meter in 97 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Yellow-banded poison dart frog in vergelyking met JOU?

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Hoe vinnig is dit?

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

Yellow-banded poison dart 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

It is the only poison dart frog known to estivate, which means going into a dormant state, during dry spells.1

Its toxins come from the arthropods it eats, so the frog's poison depends on its diet.1

It can cope with lower humidity better than other species in its genus, although it still prefers humid conditions.1

It is easy to breed in captivity, which has helped lower prices in the pet trade.1

It is one of the largest species in its genus, Dendrobates.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Dendrobates leucomelas
Groep: Gifpaddas, skurwepaddas & salamanders
Familie: Dendrobatidae2
Orde: Anura
Kontinente: Suid-Amerika
Hoe dit in die natuur gaan: Least Concern1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Yellow-banded poison dart frog (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Dendrobates leucomelas (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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