Phantasmal poison frog
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

Como recoñecelo
- 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
Adoita confundirse con: 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
Poder do veleno
A súa pel é velenosa. É perigoso tocalo, lambelo ou comelo.
Que fai o seu veleno?
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
Que perigoso é para as persoas?
Perigo para as persoas: DolorosoPode doer moito, pero case nunca é grave.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
Que fai cando ten medo?
Its bright colours warn predators that it is highly toxic, and it releases poison from its skin glands.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?
mide máis ou menos coma un clip
podería percorrer 100 metros en 110 segundos (o humano máis rápido precisa 9,6)Que tamaño ten Phantasmal poison frog comparado CONTIGO?
Só son contas no teu navegador. Non se garda nin se envía nada a ningures.
Que rápido é?
Datos
Its poison, epibatidine, is over two hundred times as powerful as morphine, according to one study.1
Males are very territorial. They first call to warn off intruders, and if that fails they chase and fight them.1
Males compete for the best perch, forming a hierarchy of dominance.1
The frog is active during the day, though males call most often in the morning.1
Desmontamitos
Mito: That it is the same species as Epipedobates anthonyi.
Verdade: It is a separate species. The two were only formally distinguished in a 2004 study, though they look and sound alike.1
Para expertos en pezoñas
- Nome científico
- Epipedobates tricolor
- Grupo
- Ras velenosas, sapos e tritóns
- Familia
- Dendrobatidae2
- Orde
- Anura
- Continentes
- América do Sur
- Crías
- 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
- Como lle vai na natureza
- Vulnerable1
- Perigo para as persoas
- 2 / 5: Doloroso3
De onde veñen os datos
- Phantasmal poison frog (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Epipedobates tricolor (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.
Veleno na pel

