Red-bellied newt
The red-bellied newt is a small amphibian with a brownish-black back and a bright red belly. It lives in coastal woodlands in northern California, mostly on land. Its skin is poisonous, so it is important to leave it alone.1

Cara mengenalinya
- Brownish-black upper body with grainy skin1
- Tomato-red underbelly1
- Length of about 7 to 9 cm from nose to vent, and 14 to 19 cm including the tail1
- Males often have a dark, broad patch across the vent; females do not1
- Breeding males have smooth skin and a flattened tail1
Sering dikelirukan dengan: Other coastal newts are similar in shape. The red-bellied newt can be told apart by its red belly and by the lack of yellow in its eyes.1
Kuasa racun
Kulitnya beracun. Ia berbahaya untuk disentuh, dijilat atau dimakan.
Apa kesan racunnya?
The red-bellied newt is poisonous rather than venomous, so it does not bite or sting. Its skin, eggs and embryos contain tetrodotoxin, a neurotoxin, which is a poison that attacks the nerves. There is enough of it to potentially kill an adult human.1
Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?
Bahaya kepada manusia: SeriusJika seseorang menyentuh atau memakannya, jumpa doktor. Kematian sangat jarang berlaku.The newt's skin is poisonous to touch and to eat. Its toxin is strong enough to potentially kill an adult human. It is also nearly inedible, and few animals eat it.1
Apa yang ia buat apabila takut?
When disturbed, it pulls its head and tail back to show its bright-red underside, which warns predators that it is poisonous.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?
sepanjang 6 blok binaan mainan disusun sebarisBerapa besar Red-bellied newt berbanding KAMU?
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Berapa laju ia?
Fakta
Like other newts, they can regrow several body parts, including their limbs, eyes, hearts, intestines, jaws and damaged spinal cords.1
They can find their way back to the same spot in a stream over several miles of rugged terrain, probably by using their sense of smell.1
Red-bellied newts can live for 20 to 30 years.1
Adults leave the water and live underground until they are ready to breed, which usually happens after four to six years.1
Females do not breed every year, unlike the males.1
Untuk pakar bisa
- Nama saintifik
- Taricha rivularis
- Kumpulan
- Katak beracun, katak puru & newt
- Keluarga
- Salamandridae2
- Susunan
- Caudata
- Benua-benua
- Amerika Utara
- Anak
- Newts start life as aquatic larvae, similar to tadpoles, with external gills. Females lay their eggs in about 12 clusters, with six to 16 eggs in each cluster.1
- Jangka hayat
- kira-kira 30 tahun1
- Bahaya kepada manusia
- 3 / 5: Serius3
Dari mana fakta datang
- Red-bellied newt (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Taricha rivularis (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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