Lehmann's poison frog
Awuduro wɔ ne honam muƆdi: MmoawaNe ho yɛ awuduro, onni bɔreLehmann'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

Sɛdeɛ wobɛhunu no
- 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
Wɔtaa fa no sɛ: 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
Awuduro ahoɔden
Ne honam yɛ awuduro. Ɛyɛ asiane sɛ wode wo nsa bɛka, wobɛtaforɔ anaa wobɛdi.
Ne ho awuduro yɛ dɛn?
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
Ne asiane ma nnipa te sɛn?
Asiane ma nnipa: Ɛyɛ denSɛ obi de ne nsa ka no anaa ɔdi no a, kɔ dɔkota nkyɛn. Ɛntaa nkum obi koraa.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
Ɛyɛ dɛn bere a ehu aka no?
Its bright, vivid colours act as a warning to predators that it is inedible.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
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ɛbɛtumi atu mita 100 wɔ anibu 97 mu (onipa a ɔwɔ ntɛm sen biara hia 9.6)Lehmann's poison frog kɛseɛ te sɛn sɛ wode toto WO ho a?
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Nsɛm
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
Atosɛm sɛefoɔ
Atosɛm: Lehmann's poison frog is always poisonous.
Nokorɛ: Wild frogs are toxic, but frogs bred in captivity are not, because their diet lacks the chemicals needed to make the poison.1
Ma bɔre ho animdefoɔ
- Nyansahu din
- Oophaga lehmanni
- Kuo
- Apɔtorɔwa a wɔn ho yɛ awuduro, apɔtorɔ ne newt
- Abusua
- Dendrobatidae2
- Nhyehyɛeɛ (Order)
- Anura
- Asaase akɛseɛ
- Amerika Anaafoɔ
- Mmofra nketewa
- 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
- Sɛdeɛ ɔte wɔ kwaem
- Critically endangered (IUCN); listed on CITES Appendix II1
- Asiane ma nnipa
- 3 / 5: Ɛyɛ den3
Baabi a nsɛm no fi
- Lehmann's poison frog (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Oophaga lehmanni (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.

