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Anthony's poison arrow frog

Epipedobates anthonyi
Ku linnya: The specific name anthonyi honours American mammalogist Harold Elmer Anthony (1890–1970), who was Curator of Mammals at the American Museum of Natural History.1
Kiruma bwokkaTokwatakoKiruma, naye tekijja kukukolako kabi kanene.
Ebikere eby'obutwa, ebikere ebinene (toads) ne newts Obutwa mu lususu lwakyoKya butwa, si kya busagwa
Akabi eri abantu: Kya bulumiKisobola okuluma ddala, naye kumpi tekiba kya kabi kinene.

Anthony's poison arrow frog is a small, brightly marked frog that lives on the forest floor in southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru. It is poisonous rather than venomous: its skin carries a very strong toxin, so it should never be touched or handled. Scientists have used a chemical from this frog to study the nervous system.1

Kya butwa oba kya busagwa? Ensolo ez'obusagwa ziteeka obusagwa mu mubiri nga ziruma oba nga zibojja. Ensolo ez'obutwa za kabi okukwatako oba okulya. Kino kya butwa.
Kibeera mu
Southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru, at 153 to 1,769 m above sea level1
Amerika ey'Obukiikaddyo
Awaka
It lives in the leaf litter on the floor of tropical dry forests, especially near streams. It has also been found in modified habitats such as near roads and on banana and cacao farms.1
Obuwanvu
1,9 cm okutuuka ku 2,6 cm (0,7 in okutuuka ku 1 in)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 3,4 km/h (2,1 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Anthony's poison arrow frog
Anthony's poison arrow frog. Ekifaananyi: H. Krisp. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Small, about 1.9 to 2.6 cm from snout to vent1
  • Upper body is usually dark red or brown1
  • Several yellowish-white oblique stripes and a central stripe running along the back1
  • Short, robust hind legs1
  • Active during the day and lives on the ground1

Amaanyi g'obutwa

Obutwa mu lususu lwakyo

Olususu lwakyo lwa butwa. Kya kabi okukwatako, okukomba oba okulya.

Obutwa bwakyo bukola ki?

This frog is poisonous, not venomous. Its skin contains epibatidine, an extremely toxic substance similar to nicotine, which acts on the nerves. It is not used in medicine because it is too toxic for human use, and it is now used only for research.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: Kya bulumiKisobola okuluma ddala, naye kumpi tekiba kya kabi kinene.

The frog's skin toxin is described as extremely toxic. Contact with the skin is the main concern, and the frog should not be handled.1

Omuntu bw'aba nga akikutteko oba akiridde

  • Omuntu bw'aba nga akutteko emu: naaza bulungi engalo era tokwata ku maaso wadde akamwa. Omwana oba ensolo y'awaka bw'aba ng'agikombye oba agiridde: kuba ekifo ekikola ku butwa (poison centre) oba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze.

Bulijjo sooka kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911). Buno bulagirizi bwa bujjanjabi obusooka obwa bulijjo, si kuwabula kwa musawo. Obujjanjabi obusooka obw'omusingi

Weekuume

  • Tokwatako, tokwata wadde okusoomooza ensolo ey'omu nsiko, ne bw'eba ntono, era ne bw'eba erabika nga yeebase oba nga efudde.
  • Gireke n'ebbanga. Bw'osisinkana emu, beera mukkakkamu, dda emabega mpola era gireke egende mu kkubo lyayo.
  • Bw'oba okikutteko oba okiridde: tokolokota maaso go wadde akamwa, naaza engalo zo era funa obuyambi bw'abasawo.

Tekikunoonya. Obutwa bwakyo buliwo bwokka tewabaawo kikirya. Ebirala ku kwekuuma

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

Anthony's poison arrow frog kiwanvu nga 2,6 cm (1 in)Ekinusu kya yuro 1 nga 2,3 cm (0,9 in)Pepa kiripu nga 3 cm (1,2 in)
kiwanvu nga pepa kiripukyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 110 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Anthony's poison arrow frog kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Ebituufu

1

Epibatidine, one of the most toxic substances found in this frog, was first derived from it and named after it.1

2

The toxin appears to come from the frog's diet, because frogs raised in captivity had none.1

3

The male, not the female, carries the tadpoles on his back to water.1

4

Frogs collected from different habitats had different levels of toxin.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Epipedobates anthonyi
Ekibinja
Ebikere eby'obutwa, ebikere ebinene (toads) ne newts
Amaka
Dendrobatidae2
Ensengeka
Anura
Ssemazinga
Amerika ey'Obukiikaddyo
Abaana abawere
The female lays a clutch of 15 to 40 eggs on the ground among leaf litter. The male guards the eggs until they hatch in about two weeks, then carries the tadpoles on his back to a suitable water body, where they develop into frogs in about sixty days.1
Kiri kitya mu nsiko
Near Threatened (IUCN and Peru); Least Concern in Ecuador1
Akabi eri abantu
2 / 5: Kya bulumi3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Anthony's poison arrow frog (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Epipedobates anthonyi (iNaturalist): amannya n'ensengeka y'ebika.
  3. Venom Wiki: omutendera gw'akabi, obunene obwa bulijjo n'okuteebereza kw'embiro bibyaffe. Laba engeri gye tubibalamu: Engeri gye tupimamu akabi.

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