Lehmann's poison frog
Lehmann's poison frog is a small, brightly marked frog that lives only in a small part of western Colombia. Its skin produces strong toxins, and its bright colours warn predators to leave it alone. It is critically endangered, so it matters for conservation as well as for safety.1

Cara mengenalinya
- Black or dark brown background with two bright, broad bands of colour round the body1
- Coloured bands on the arms and legs, and on the belly1
- Red, orange or yellow colour forms; each frog has its own unique pattern1
- Males have silver-tipped toes1
- Adults measure 31 to 36 mm from snout to vent1
Sering dikelirukan dengan: The harlequin poison frog (Oophaga histrionicus) looks very similar and can interbreed with it. Scientists still debate whether Lehmann's poison frog is a separate species. The main difference is that Lehmann's frog lacks histrionicotoxins, a type of toxin found in the harlequin frog. Males also have calls that differ between northern and southern populations.1
Kuasa racun
Kulitnya beracun. Ia berbahaya untuk disentuh, dijilat atau dimakan.
Apa kesan racunnya?
It is not venomous. Its skin produces toxins, including alkaloids such as pumiliotoxins, that can be very poisonous. Frogs bred in captivity are not poisonous, because their diet lacks the chemicals needed to make the toxins.1
Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?
Bahaya kepada manusia: SeriusJika seseorang menyentuh atau memakannya, jumpa doktor. Kematian sangat jarang berlaku.The skin toxins can be very poisonous to predators, and some native tribes of Colombia used them to coat their darts. Frogs in captivity are not poisonous.1
Apa yang ia buat apabila takut?
Its bright, vivid colours act as a warning to predators that it is inedible.1
Jika seseorang menyentuh atau memakannya
- Jika seseorang menyentuhnya: basuh tangan dengan bersih dan jangan sentuh mata atau mulut. Jika kanak-kanak atau haiwan peliharaan menjilat atau memakannya: hubungi pusat racun atau nombor kecemasan.
Sentiasa hubungi nombor kecemasan dahulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan cemas umum, bukan nasihat perubatan. Asas pertolongan cemas
Kekal selamat
- Jangan sesekali sentuh, tangkap atau usik haiwan liar, walaupun yang kecil, dan walaupun ia nampak tidur atau mati.
- Beri ia ruang. Jika kamu terjumpa, bertenang, undur perlahan-lahan dan biarkan ia pergi.
- Jika kamu menyentuh atau memakannya: jangan gosok mata atau mulut, basuh tangan dan dapatkan bantuan perubatan.
Ia bukan mahu memburu kamu. Racunnya ada hanya supaya tiada apa yang memakannya. Lagi tentang keselamatan
Di mana di dunia?
Berapa besar ia?
Berapa panjang ia?
lebih kurang sepanjang klip kertas
boleh melepasi 100 meter dalam 97 saat (manusia paling laju perlukan 9.6)Berapa besar Lehmann's poison frog berbanding KAMU?
Hanya matematik dalam pelayar kamu. Tiada apa yang disimpan atau dihantar ke mana-mana.
Berapa laju ia?
Fakta
In the wild, this frog is toxic, but frogs kept in captivity lose their toxicity because the toxins come from their diet.1
Tadpoles in the same pool may eat each other, so the male carries them to separate water pools.1
The male is the one who guards the eggs and carries the tadpoles on his back for two to four weeks.1
Its skin toxins are being studied for possible medicinal uses.1
Its bright colours are a warning, a strategy called aposematism.1
Pemecah mitos
Mitos: Lehmann's poison frog is always poisonous.
Hakikat: Wild frogs are toxic, but frogs bred in captivity are not, because their diet lacks the chemicals needed to make the poison.1
Untuk pakar bisa
- Nama saintifik
- Oophaga lehmanni
- Kumpulan
- Katak beracun, katak puru & newt
- Keluarga
- Dendrobatidae2
- Susunan
- Anura
- Benua-benua
- Amerika Selatan
- Anak
- The female lays a small number of large eggs on leaves about 1.2 metres above the forest floor. The male fertilises them, keeps them moist, then carries the tadpoles on his back to small water pools such as tree hollows and bromeliad rosettes.1
- Keadaannya di alam liar
- Critically endangered (IUCN); listed on CITES Appendix II1
- Bahaya kepada manusia
- 3 / 5: Serius3
Dari mana fakta datang
- Lehmann's poison frog (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Oophaga lehmanni (iNaturalist): nama dan pengelasan.
- Venom Wiki: tahap bahaya, saiz biasa dan anggaran kelajuan adalah penilaian kami sendiri. Lihat cara kami mengiranya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.
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