Oriental fire-bellied toad
The Oriental fire-bellied toad is a small frog that lives in northeastern Asia, mostly near slow streams, ponds and forests. Its bright belly is a warning: when it is disturbed, it gives off a mild toxin through its skin. It is common across much of its range.1

Como recoñecelo
- Bright grey, brownish or green upper skin with black mottling.1
- Bright yellow, red or orange-red belly, mottled with dark spots.1
- Red finger and toe tips are usually present.1
- Skin on the upper side is covered in small bumps called tubercles, which give it a toad-like look.1
- Adults are about 3.8 to 5.1 cm long.1
Adoita confundirse con: It is often mistaken for a toad, but it is not a true toad. Compared with other Bombina frogs, it has no gular sacs (throat pouches), its belly is usually more red than yellow, and it has bright finger tips.1
Poder do veleno
A súa pel é velenosa. É perigoso tocalo, lambelo ou comelo.
Que fai o seu veleno?
The toad's skin releases a milky, mildly toxic substance when it is disturbed or frightened, mostly from the hind legs and sometimes the belly. Its toxins are described as mild, and the toxin does not pose a significant threat to human health. Captive toads are generally less toxic than wild ones, because their diet in the wild adds to their toxicity.1
Que perigoso é para as persoas?
Perigo para as persoas: LeveComa unha picadura de abella ou menos. Practicamente inofensivo para as persoas.The toxin does not pose a significant threat to human health, but its skin mucus can cause discomfort to the mouth and eyes if the toad is handled.1
Que fai cando ten medo?
When threatened, it releases toxin from its skin, lies on its back to show its brightly coloured belly, and arches its head and holds up its limbs as a warning.1
Se alguén o tocou ou o comeu
- Se alguén tocou un: lava ben as mans e non toques os ollos nin a boca. Se un neno ou unha mascota lambeu ou comeu un: chama ao centro de toxicoloxía ou ao teu número de emerxencias.
Chama sempre primeiro ao teu número de emerxencias (112, 000, 911). Isto son consellos xerais de primeiros auxilios, non consello médico. Primeiros auxilios básicos
Mantente a salvo
- Nunca toques, collas nin molestes un animal salvaxe, aínda que sexa pequeno e aínda que pareza durmido ou morto.
- Déixalle espazo. Se atopas un, mantén a calma, recúa amodo e déixao ir polo seu camiño.
- Se o tocaches ou o comiches: non esfregues os ollos nin a boca, lava as mans e busca axuda médica.
Non vai a por ti. O seu veleno só está aí para que ninguén o coma. Máis sobre como estar a salvo
En que lugar do mundo?
Que tamaño ten?
Canto mide?
Canto pesa?
máis curto ca o teu dedo meniño
podería percorrer 100 metros en 180 segundos (o humano máis rápido precisa 9,6)Que tamaño ten Oriental fire-bellied toad comparado CONTIGO?
Só son contas no teu navegador. Non se garda nin se envía nada a ningures.
Que rápido é?
Datos
Unusually for a frog, this species has no eardrum or resonator, and it makes its calls by inhaling.1
In experiments, these toads learned to solve mazes using water as a reward, which other frog types did not manage.1
Its skin contains bombesin, a peptide that affects stomach function in mammals. It was first found in its relative, the European fire-bellied toad.1
Males call to females with a light sound that is compared to a musical triangle.1
Grass snakes and other water-dwelling snakes are known to eat these toads without any ill effect.1
In captivity they often live for around 12 years, and some have lived up to 30 years.1
Desmontamitos
Mito: It is a true toad.
Verdade: It is not a true toad, although its bumpy skin gives it a toad-like appearance.1
Para expertos en pezoñas
De onde veñen os datos
- Oriental fire-bellied toad (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Bombina orientalis (iNaturalist): nomes e clasificación.
- Venom Wiki: o nivel de perigo, o tamaño típico e a velocidade estimada son nosos. Mira como os calculamos: Como valoramos o perigo.
Cada dato desta páxina ten un número que leva á súa fonte. Se nos equivocamos nalgo, sentímolo, somos fans dos animais, non unha revista científica. Dínolo en [email protected] e arranxarémolo.
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