Giant leaf frog
The giant leaf frog is a large tree frog with lime green skin and a white or cream belly. It lives in the rainforests of the Amazon basin in South America. Its skin releases chemicals that act as a defence against predators.1

Sɛdeɛ wobɛhunu no
- Lime green back with a white to yellow-white or cream belly1
- Sparse white spots with dark frames on the lower lips, chest and front legs, denser on the flanks and hind legs1
- Transparent brown fingers with large green adhesive discs1
- A prominent gland behind each eye, extending over the eardrum1
- Dark grey iris1
Awuduro ahoɔden
Ne honam yɛ awuduro. Ɛyɛ asiane sɛ wode wo nsa bɛka, wobɛtaforɔ anaa wobɛdi.
Ne ho awuduro yɛ dɛn?
The giant leaf frog's skin secretion contains opioid peptides, including deltorphin and dermorphin. Its skin peptides act as a chemical defence against predators. In kambo rituals, where the secretion is used, it induces intense vomiting.1
Ne asiane ma nnipa te sɛn?
Asiane ma nnipa: Ɛyɛ yawƐtumi yɛ yaw paa, nanso ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ asiane kɛseɛ da.Ɛyɛ dɛn bere a ehu aka no?
When threatened, its skin produces peptides that act as a chemical defence against predators.1
Sɛ obi de ne nsa ka anaa ɔdi a
- Sɛ obi de ne nsa aka bi a: hohoro ne nsa yie na mfa nsa nka ani anaa ano. Sɛ abofra anaa fie aboa bi taforɔɔ bi anaa ɔdii bi a: frɛ awuduro ho mmoa adwumayɛbea (poison centre) anaa wo ahohiahia nɔma.
Di kan frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma (112, 000, 911). Yei yɛ mmoa a ɛdi kan ho akwankyerɛ, ɛnyɛ dɔkota afotuo. Mmoa a ɛdi kan ho nsɛm titiriw
Hwɛ wo ho so
- Mfa wo nsa nka wiram aboa biara, nkyere no na mfa no nni agorɔ, sɛ ɔyɛ ketewa mpo, na sɛ ɛte sɛ ɔrededa anaa wawu mpo a.
- Ma no kwan. Sɛ wohyia baako a, ma wo bo nnwo, san w'akyi brɛoo na ma ɔnkɔ ne kwan.
- Sɛ wode wo nsa kaa no anaa wodii a: mfa wo nsa ntwitwi w'ani anaa w'ano, hohoro wo nsa na hwehwɛ dɔkota mmoa.
Ɛnhwehwɛ wo sɛ ɛbɛpira wo. Ne ho awuduro no wɔ hɔ sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a biribiara renni no. Nsɛm pii fa ahobammɔ ho
Wiase mu baabi bɛn?
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ɛbɛtumi atu mita 100 wɔ anibu 72 mu (onipa a ɔwɔ ntɛm sen biara hia 9.6)Giant leaf frog kɛseɛ te sɛn sɛ wode toto WO ho a?
Akontabuo kɛkɛ wɔ wo browser mu. Wɔnkora hwee, na wɔmfa hwee nkɔ baabiara.
Ne ntɛm te sɛn?
Nsɛm
Its skin secretion is known as Vacina do sapo, or frog vaccine, and is used in a ritual called kambo or sapo.1
Up to 61% of the eggs of the giant leaf frog are eaten by predators.1
Males fight rivals for mating rights by using their heads to separate a rival male from a female, and by pushing with their hind legs.1
Males are more likely to be targeted by predators during mating season, because their loud fights can be heard easily.1
Eggs are eaten by rove beetles, phorid flies, possibly tufted capuchins and banded cat-eyed snakes, because they are a source of protein.1
Ma bɔre ho animdefoɔ
- Nyansahu din
- Phyllomedusa bicolor
- Kuo
- Apɔtorɔwa a wɔn ho yɛ awuduro, apɔtorɔ ne newt
- Abusua
- Phyllomedusidae2
- Nhyehyɛeɛ (Order)
- Anura
- Asaase akɛseɛ
- Amerika Anaafoɔ
- Mmofra nketewa
- The female and male build a leaf-nest above forest pools and lay eggs in a gelatinous mass about 70 cm above the water. The eggs hatch in about 14 days, and the tadpoles fall into the water to develop into adult frogs.1
- Sɛdeɛ ɔte wɔ kwaem
- Least Concern1
- Asiane ma nnipa
- 2 / 5: Ɛyɛ yaw3
Baabi a nsɛm no fi
- Phyllomedusa bicolor (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Phyllomedusa bicolor (iNaturalist): din ne nkyekyɛmu.
- Venom Wiki: asiane gyinabea, kɛseɛ a ɛtaa yɛ ne ntɛm susuo no yɛ yɛn ankasa deɛ. Hwɛ sɛdeɛ yɛbu no: Sɛdeɛ yɛkyerɛ asiane gyinabea.
Nsɛm biara a ɛwɔ kratafa yi so wɔ nɔma a ɛkyerɛ ne fibea. Sɛ yɛfom biribi a, kafra, yɛyɛ mmoa ho akɔnnɔfoɔ, ɛnyɛ nyansahu nwoma. Ka kyerɛ yɛn wɔ [email protected] na yɛbɛsiesie.
Awuduro wɔ ne honam mu