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

Otú ị ga-esi mata ya
- 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
A na-agwakọkarị ya na: 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
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, 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
Kedu otú o si dị egwu nye mmadụ?
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: Na-afụ ụfụỌ nwere ike ịfụ ụfụ nke ukwuu, mana ọ naghị adịkarị njọ.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
Gịnị ka ọ na-eme mgbe ụjọ tụrụ ya?
Its bright colours warn predators that it is highly toxic, and it releases poison from its skin glands.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?
ọ dị ogologo ihe dị ka pepa klip
nwere ike ịgba ọsọ mita 100 n'ime sekọnd 110 (mmadụ kacha ọsọ chọrọ 9,6)Kedu otú Phantasmal poison frog si hà ma e jiri ya tụnyere GỊ?
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Eziokwu
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
Onye na-ekpughe akụkọ ụgha
Akụkọ ụgha: That it is the same species as Epipedobates anthonyi.
Eziokwu: It is a separate species. The two were only formally distinguished in a 2004 study, though they look and sound alike.1
Maka ndị ọkachamara nsị
- Aha sayensị
- Epipedobates tricolor
- Otu
- Awọ nsị, awọ ala na newt
- Ezinụlọ
- Dendrobatidae2
- Usoro
- Anura
- Kọntinent dị iche iche
- Ndịda Amerika
- Ụmụ ọhụrụ
- 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
- Otú ọ na-eme n'ọhịa
- Vulnerable1
- Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ
- 2 / 5: Na-afụ ụfụ3
Ebe eziokwu ndị a si
- Phantasmal poison frog (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Epipedobates tricolor (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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