Black-legged poison frog
The black-legged poison frog is a small, brightly coloured frog from the rainforests of Colombia. It is one of the most toxic dart frogs in the world, and its skin can kill a person. It is also an endangered species, so it matters for conservation.1

Otú ị ga-esi mata ya
- The body is earthy orange to pure yellow.1
- The forelimbs and hindlegs are black or dark blue.1
- It is one of the largest poison dart frogs, but it is smaller and more slender than the golden poison frog.1
- Juveniles are brown or black and become more vibrant as they mature.1
- It is active in the daytime and moves across the forest floor in quick hops.1
A na-agwakọkarị ya na: It is often mistaken for the golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis), which looks similar. The black-legged poison frog is smaller, more slender and less poisonous. Juvenile golden poison frogs can also look like it. It also resembles the 'netted' colour form of D. leucomelas.1
Ike nsị
Akpụkpọ ahụ ya nwere nsị. Ọ dị egwu imetụ ya aka, iracha ya ma ọ bụ iri ya.
Gịnị ka nsị dị n'ahụ ya na-eme?
This frog is poisonous rather than venomous, because its toxin comes out through its skin. The toxin is batrachotoxin, a neurotoxin that attacks the nerves. It stops nerve signals from getting through, which causes paralysis, heart failure and breathing failure. There are no known treatments or antidotes for it.1
Kedu otú o si dị egwu nye mmadụ?
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: Ọ dị egwu nke ukwuuỌ nwere ike igbu onye na-enwetaghị ọgwụgwọ.It is one of the few frogs confirmed to have killed humans. Between 2 and 200 micrograms of its toxin is enough to kill a person. Its toxin is weaker than that of the golden poison frog.1
Gịnị ka ọ na-eme mgbe ụjọ tụrụ ya?
Its bright colours warn predators that it is poisonous, and its skin releases toxins through pores.1
Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ metụrụ ya aka ma ọ bụ rie ya
- Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ metụrụ otu aka: saa aka nke ọma, emetụkwala anya ma ọ bụ ọnụ aka. Ọ bụrụ na nwatakịrị ma ọ bụ anụ ụlọ rachara otu ma ọ bụ rie ya: kpọọ ụlọ ọrụ ndụmọdụ nsị (poison centre) ma ọ bụ nọmba mberede gị.
Na-ebu ụzọ kpọọ nọmba mberede gị mgbe niile (112, 000, 911). Nke a bụ ndụmọdụ enyemaka mbụ n'ozuzu, ọ bụghị ndụmọdụ ọgwụ. Isi ihe enyemaka mbụ
Nọrọ na nchekwa
- Emetụla anụ ọhịa aka, ejidela ya, emekwala ya ihe ọjọọ, ọbụna obere, ọbụna ma ọ dị ka ọ na-ehi ụra ma ọ bụ nwụọ anwụ.
- Nye ya ohere. Ọ bụrụ na ị zutere otu, dị jụụ, laghachi azụ nwayọ, hapụ ya ka ọ gaa ụzọ ya.
- Ọ bụrụ na i metụrụ ya aka ma ọ bụ rie ya: ehichala anya gị ma ọ bụ ọnụ gị, saa aka gị, chọọkwa enyemaka ọgwụ.
Ọ naghị achụ gị. Nsị ya dị naanị ka ihe ọ bụla ghara iri ya. Ihe ndị ọzọ gbasara ịnọ na nchekwa
Ọ hà aṅaa?
Kedu otú o si dị ogologo?
dị mkpụmkpụ karịa obere mkpịsị aka gị
nwere ike ịgba ọsọ mita 100 n'ime sekọnd 95 (mmadụ kacha ọsọ chọrọ 9,6)Kedu otú Black-legged poison frog si hà ma e jiri ya tụnyere GỊ?
Naanị mgbakọ na mwepụ n'ime browser gị. Ọ dịghị ihe echekwara ma ọ bụ ezigara ebe ọ bụla.
Kedu otú o si agba ọsọ?
Eziokwu
Some Chocó people in Colombia use the poison from these frogs to tip hunting darts for blowguns.1
The male carries the tadpoles on his back. Some of the toxin rubs off onto them, so a predator that eats one would be poisoned.1
The frog cannot make its own toxin. It gets the chemicals it needs from its diet and its surroundings.1
Unlike most frogs, which are active at night, this frog is active during the daytime. Its bright colours are easier to see then, which helps warn predators.1
The male's high-pitched trill attracts females. Brighter males are more attractive, and their colour can help them win mates.1
Onye na-ekpughe akụkọ ụgha
Akụkọ ụgha: That it is the most toxic dart frog in the world.
Eziokwu: It is the second most toxic dart frog. The golden poison frog is more toxic.1
Maka ndị ọkachamara nsị
- Aha sayensị
- Phyllobates bicolor
- Otu
- Awọ nsị, awọ ala na newt
- Ezinụlọ
- Dendrobatidae2
- Usoro
- Anura
- Kọntinent dị iche iche
- Ndịda Amerika
- Ụmụ ọhụrụ
- The eggs are fertilised outside the body, and a parent protects them until they hatch. The male then carries the tadpoles on his back to water.1
- Otú ọ na-eme n'ọhịa
- Endangered1
- Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ
- 4 / 5: Ọ dị egwu nke ukwuu3
Ebe eziokwu ndị a si
- Phyllobates bicolor (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Phyllobates bicolor (iNaturalist): aha na nhazi ọkwa.
- Venom Wiki: ọkwa ihe ize ndụ, nha nkịtị na nchepụta ọsọ bụ nke anyị. Lee otú anyị si achọpụta ha: Otú anyị si atụ ihe ize ndụ.
Eziokwu ọ bụla dị na peeji a nwere nọmba na-egosi ebe o si. Ọ bụrụ na anyị mehiere ihe, ndo, anyị bụ ndị hụrụ anụmanụ n'anya, ọ bụghị akwụkwọ akụkọ sayensị. Gwa anyị na [email protected], anyị ga-edozi ya.
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