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Phantasmal poison frog

Epipedobates tricolor
Ko faati e innde ndee: The name 'phantasmal' refers to the frog's ghostly-looking patterns of stripes and blotches, and 'poison-arrow' or 'poison dart' refers to the poison in its skin.1
Ina muusi tanWota a meemIna muusi, kono ɓetataa ma no feewi.
Ñaari tooke, ñaari e newts Tooke e nguru mumIna ñaama: ƁuuɓuuliTooke ɓanndu, wonaa tooke ŋatgol
Bone e yimɓe: MuusɗoIna waawi muusde sanne, kono hertaani wonde huunde mawnde.

The phantasmal poison frog is a small, brightly coloured frog that lives only in a few places in central Ecuador. Its skin produces one of the most powerful natural poisons known, which scientists are studying for medicine. It is a rare animal, and its numbers are falling.1

Tooke ɓanndu walla tooke ŋatgol? Kulle tooke ŋatgol ina naatna tooke e ŋatgol walla jukkugol. Kulle tooke ɓanndu ina bonna so meemaama walla ñaamaama. Ngal ko jogiiɗo tooke ɓanndu.
Ina wuuri e
Central Ecuador, on the Andean slopes of Bolívar Province1
Amerik Worgo
Hello arano
It lives in the leaf litter on the forest floor, especially near streams and in inland wetlands. It is also found in banana and cacao plantations and in pastures near streams.1
Juuteendi
2,3 cm (0,9 in)1
Yaawde ɓurnde
hedde 3,4 km/h (2,1 mph)
E leydi yoornde, miijo
Hol ko ngal ñaamata?
It eats insects, including ants, termites and beetles, in its Andean habitat.1
Goonga!Natal Phantasmal poison frog
Phantasmal poison frog. Natal: Ruben Undheim. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

No anndirte ngal

  • Body colour ranges from dark brown to dark red or black.1
  • Has two or three bright orange, bright yellow or light green stripes running along the back, from the head to the rear. The stripes can be straight or flame-shaped.1
  • Blotches or spots on the limbs and parts of the back match the colour of the stripes.1
  • Has distinct red or orange markings on the hind areas.1
  • Small, at about 2.3 cm from snout to vent (the base of the body).1

Ina heewi waylondireede e: It is often confused with Epipedobates anthonyi, which has similar colours and calls. The first finger of E. anthonyi is longer than its second finger, while this frog's is not. E. anthonyi is also brick red to bright red, with cream or light-yellow stripes running from the head to the hips.1

Doole tooke ɓanndu

Tooke e nguru mum

Nguru mum ina jogii tooke. Ina bonna so meemaama, lakkaama walla ñaamaama.

Hol ko tooke ɓanndu mum waɗata?

This frog is poisonous rather than venomous, so it does not inject venom. It makes epibatidine, a toxin that its skin glands release as a defence against predators. Epibatidine is studied for its medical value as a painkiller and opioid blocker. Scientists have found it to be hundreds of times stronger than morphine.1

Hol no bone mum heewiri e yimɓe?

Bone e yimɓe: MuusɗoIna waawi muusde sanne, kono hertaani wonde huunde mawnde.

It is one of the most poisonous animals on the planet. One of the substances in its skin is a painkiller hundreds of times stronger than morphine. Its poison is in its skin, so it is harmful to touch or eat.1

Hol ko ngal waɗata so ina hula?

Its bright colours warn predators that it is highly toxic, and it releases poison from its skin glands.1

So neɗɗo meemii ngal walla ñaamii ngal

  • So neɗɗo meemii gooto: loot juuɗe ɗee no moƴƴiri, wota a meem gite walla hunduko. So cukalel walla kullal galle lakkii walla ñaamii gooto: noddu centre antipoison walla nimero urgence.

Adii fof noddu nimero urgence (112, 000, 911). Ɗum ko anndinal ballal adiingal, wonaa saaraangal doktoor. Ko adii e ballal adiingal

Reen hoore maa

  • Wota a meem, wota a nanngu, wota a ñiŋŋu kullal ladde haa abada, hay so ngal ina famɗi, hay so ina nanndi e ɗaaniingal walla maayngal.
  • Accu ngal nokku. So a fotti e ngal, deƴƴu, ruttu ɓaawo seeɗa seeɗa, accu ngal yaha laawol mum.
  • So a meemii ngal walla a ñaamii ngal: wota a moomtu gite maa walla hunduko maa, loot juuɗe maa, heɓ ballal cafrol.

Ngal faalaaka gaañde ma. Tooke mum woni tan ngam wota huunde ñaam ngal. Ɓeydu anndude no reentortoo

Hol no mawniri?

Hol no juutiri?

Phantasmal poison frog hedde 2,3 cm juutde (0,9 in)Ɓiyngel maaro gooto hedde 7 mm (0,3 in)Pees 1 oro hedde 2,3 cm (0,9 in)
hedde juutde no ñippirde kaayitaajeina waawi taƴde 100 meeteer e segonde 110 (neɗɗo ɓurɗo yaawde ina sokli 9,6)

Hol no Phantasmal poison frog mawniri, so fooɗondiraama e AN?

Limgal tan e navigatoor maa. Alaa ko danndetee walla ko neldetee.

Hol no yaawiri?

moƴƴi anndude

Humpito

1

Its poison, epibatidine, is over two hundred times as powerful as morphine, according to one study.1

2

Males are very territorial. They first call to warn off intruders, and if that fails they chase and fight them.1

3

Males compete for the best perch, forming a hierarchy of dominance.1

4

The frog is active during the day, though males call most often in the morning.1

Feññinoowo fenaande

Fenaande: That it is the same species as Epipedobates anthonyi.

Goonga: It is a separate species. The two were only formally distinguished in a 2004 study, though they look and sound alike.1

Ngam ganduɓe tooke

Innde ganndal
Epipedobates tricolor
Fedde
Ñaari tooke, ñaari e newts
Ɓesngu
Dendrobatidae2
Ordre
Anura
Leyɗe mawɗe
Amerik Worgo
Ɓiɓɓe tokooso
Eggs are laid in leaf litter, with clutches of around 10 eggs. The males guard the eggs and later carry the tadpoles on their backs to water, where they can develop safely.1
Hol no ngal woniri e ladde
Vulnerable1
Bone e yimɓe
2 / 5: Muusɗo3

Ɗo humpito iwri

  1. Phantasmal poison frog (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Epipedobates tricolor (iNaturalist): inɗe e ceergal.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolno bone, mawnude heewnde e miijo yaawde ko amen. Yiy no men keɓirta ɗum: No men tolnirta bone.

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