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Panamanian golden frog

Atelopus zeteki
Dovra in mediBetg tutgarDarar mortal, ma sch'insatgi al tutga u al mangia, va tar in medi.
Raunas tossicas, rospis e salamandras d'aua Tissi en sia pelTossic, betg tissientà
Privel per umans: GravSch'insatgi al tutga u al mangia, va tar in medi. Cas da mort èn fitg rars.

The Panamanian golden frog is a bright yellow-gold toad that lives only in Panama. It sits on the mountain streams and cloud forests of the west-central part of the country. It is a national symbol, and it is also one of the most endangered amphibians in the world.1

Tossic u tissientà? Animals tissientads injecteschan tissi cun ina morsa u ina piztgada. Animals tossics èn nuschaivels, sch'ins als tutga u als mangia. Quest qua è tossic.
Viva en
Endemic to Panama, near mountain streams in Coclé and Panamá provinces1
America dal Nord
Pagina iniziala
It lives close to mountain streams in cloud forests. Adult males stay near the streams where breeding happens, while females move into the forest outside the breeding season. Adult males perch in trees at night.1
Lunghezza
3,5 cm fin 6,3 cm (1,4 in fin 2,5 in)1
Paisa
3 g fin 15 g (0,1 oz fin 0,5 oz)1
Sveltezza maximala
circa 4 km/h (2,5 mph)
Sin terra, stima approximativa
Tge mangia el?
Tadpoles feed on algae. The diet of adults is not covered here.1
Propi!Foto da Panamanian golden frog
Panamanian golden frog. Foto: Brian Gratwicke. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Co renconuscher el

  • Skin colour ranges from light yellow-green to bright gold.1
  • Some individuals have black spots on their backs and legs.1
  • Females are larger than males, at 45 to 63 mm long, while males are 35 to 48 mm.1
  • Adults wave and lift a foot at predators, showing their bright colours.1

Forza tossica

Tissi en sia pel

Sia pel è tossica. Igl è privlus d'al tutgar, d'al litgar u d'al mangiar.

Tge fa sia substanza tossica?

It is poisonous rather than venomous, because its toxins work on contact with the skin and are not injected. The toxin is water-soluble and affects the nerve cells of anyone who touches it. Large doses can be fatal within 20 to 30 minutes, after convulsions that stop breathing and blood circulation.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: GravSch'insatgi al tutga u al mangia, va tar in medi. Cas da mort èn fitg rars.

Its toxin affects the nerve cells of anyone who comes into contact with it, and large doses can be fatal. Because it is critically endangered, the frog should be left alone in the wild.1

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

When a predator approaches, it waves and lifts its foot to show its bright colours, which warn of its toxicity. If the predator keeps coming, the waving and calls increase in speed and volume.1

Sch'insatgi l'ha tutgà u mangià

  • Sch'insatgi ha tutgà in tal animal: lava bain ils mauns e na tutga betg ils egls u la bucca. Sch'in uffant u in animal da chasa ha litgà u mangià in tal animal: clama il center toxicologic u tes numer d'urgenza.

Clama adina l'emprim tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911). Quai è in cussegl general d'emprim agid, betg in cussegl medicinal. Basa da l'emprim agid

Resta en segirezza

  • Na tutga, na piglia e na tizza mai in animal selvadi, gnanc in pitschen, ed era sch'el para da durmir u d'esser mort.
  • Dà spazi a l'animal. Sche ti scuntras in, resta calm, va plaun enavos e lascha ir el per sia via.
  • Sche ti l'has tutgà u mangià: na sfruscha betg ils egls u la bucca, lava ils mauns e tschertga agid medicinal.

El n'ha betg quai sin tai. Ses tissi è mo là, per che nagin na al mangia. Dapli davart la segirezza

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

Panamanian golden frog circa 6,3 cm lung (2,5 in)In clip da palpiri circa 3 cm (1,2 in)In smartphone circa 15 cm (5,9 in)

Quant grev è el?

uschè grev sco 15 clips da palpiri
uschè lung sco 2 bluccs da construcziun in suenter l'auteruschè lev che ti n'al sentissas betg sin il maunpudess currer 100 meters en 90 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è Panamanian golden frog cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn memorisà u tramess.

Quant svelt è el?

bun da savair

Fatgs

1

It is able to communicate by waving its feet, a bit like semaphore, as well as by sound.1

2

It is an 'earless' frog with no eardrums, yet it can still hear sounds and work out where they come from.1

3

Its toxins are powerful enough that some predators avoid it, though a few snakes can cope with its poison.1

4

Tadpoles have black and gold colouring, which helps protect them from the sun.1

5

It was filmed in the wild for the last time in 2006 for the BBC series Life in Cold Blood.1

Destructur da mits

Mit: It is a frog.

Vardad: Despite its common name, it is a true toad, a member of the family Bufonidae.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific
Atelopus zeteki
Gruppa
Raunas tossicas, rospis e salamandras d'aua
Famiglia
Bufonidae2
Urden
Anura
Continents
America dal Nord
Poppins
Eggs are laid in shallow streams and hatch after 2 to 10 days. The tadpoles then take 6 to 7 months to grow.1
Durada da vita
circa 12 onns1
Co ch'i va ad el en la natira
Critically Endangered (IUCN). It may have been extinct in the wild since 2007.1
Privel per umans
3 / 5: Grav3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Panamanian golden frog (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Atelopus zeteki (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
  3. Venom Wiki: il stgalim da privel, la grondezza tipica e la stima da la sveltezza èn noss agens. Guarda co che nus als calculain: Co che nus valitain il privel.

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