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Dyeing poison dart frog

Dendrobates tinctorius

이름에 대해: The specific name tinctorius does not refer to its colours. It comes from legends of some indigenous tribes, who said they used frog poisons to make green parrot feathers grow in different colours.1

그냥 아파만지지 마아프지만 크게 해치지는 않아.

독화살개구리, 두꺼비, 영원

피부에 독먹이: 곤충만지거나 먹으면 독 (물거나 쏘는 독은 아님)

사람에게 위험한 정도: 아픔정말 아플 수 있지만, 심각한 경우는 거의 없어.

The dyeing poison dart frog is a small, brightly marked frog from the rainforests of north-eastern South America. It is one of the largest poison dart frogs and one of the most colourful, with more than 30 recognised colour forms. Its skin contains toxins, so it is a frog to admire from a distance.1

물거나 쏘는 독일까, 만지거나 먹으면 독일까? ‘물거나 쏘는 독’을 가진 동물은 물거나 쏴서 독을 주입해. ‘만지거나 먹으면 독’인 동물은 만지거나 먹으면 해로워. 이 동물은 ‘만지거나 먹으면 독’이야.

사는 곳

Eastern Guiana Shield: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Brazil1

남아메리카

홈

It lives in patches of tropical primary rainforest, mostly in hilly or upland areas, at altitudes up to 600 m, though some populations are found at sea level. It is often found in canopy gaps, where trees have fallen, and it uses water-filled spaces on fallen trees for its tadpoles.1

길이

3.5 cm~7 cm (1.4 in~2.8 in)1

최고 속도

약 3.9 km/h (2.4 mph)

땅에서, 대략적인 추측

뭘 먹을까?

It eats small arthropods, mainly ants and mites. It mostly stays on the ground, where catching prey is easier, though it sometimes climbs trees.1

Dyeing poison dart frog 사진 — Dyeing poison dart frog. 사진: Yves Bas. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

알아보는 법

The body is mostly black, with an irregular pattern of yellow or whitish stripes along the back, upper flanks and head.1
The lower flanks, belly and throat have irregular blue stripes, and the legs are blue with small black specks.1
The blue ranges from pale sky blue to royal, cobalt or navy blue, and some colour forms are mostly yellow, mostly blue or mostly whitish.1
Adults usually measure around 5 cm from snout to vent. Females have circular toe discs and arched backs, while males are smaller and more slender, with heart-shaped toe discs and curved backs.1

독의 힘

피부에 독

피부에 독이 있어. 만지거나, 핥거나, 먹으면 위험해.

이 독(만지거나 먹으면 독)은 어떤 작용을 할까?

Its skin secretions contain alkaloids, which are toxic chemicals that interfere with nerve and muscle tissue. They can cause pain, cramping and stiffness, and in severe cases locomotor difficulties, convulsions, paralysis or death. In a reported case in Brazil, two men who handled the frog felt numbness within about 20 minutes, and the symptoms had gone after 40 minutes.1

사람에게 얼마나 위험할까?

사람에게 위험한 정도: 아픔정말 아플 수 있지만, 심각한 경우는 거의 없어.

The frog is toxic if eaten, and its skin toxins can affect anyone who handles it. In a reported case, two adult male photographers in the Brazilian Amazon both had mild numbness that passed within 40 minutes. Their symptoms could have been worse with longer contact or if there had been a wound where they touched the frog.1