Iberian ribbed newt
The Iberian ribbed newt is a salamander that lives in ponds and wells in Spain, Portugal and northern Morocco. It is the largest European newt species. When threatened, it can push its sharp ribs out through its skin, which gives it a way to defend itself against predators.1

Ako ho spoznať
- Dark grey on its back and lighter grey on its belly, with small rust-coloured spots1
- Usually 8 to 10 orange, wart-like bumps (tubercles) running down each side of the body1
- Flat, spade-shaped head and a long tail, about half of its body length1
- Males are more slender and usually smaller than females1
- Larvae have bushy external gills and paler colours than adults1
Často sa zamieňa s: It is sometimes confused with the Iberian newt (Lissotriton boscai), a different species with a similar common name.1
Sila jedu
Jed je v ostrých ostňoch. Šliapnuť naň alebo ho chytiť bolí.
Čo robí jeho jed?
When threatened, the newt releases a milky, thick poison from glands on its neck, back, sides and tail as its ribs push out. The poison coats the ribs, which can pierce the skin of a predator's mouth and inject toxins.1
Aké nebezpečné je pre ľudí?
Nebezpečenstvo pre ľudí: MierneAko včelie bodnutie alebo menej. Pre ľudí v podstate neškodné.The rib defence is completely harmless to humans. The ribs cause only little harm to the newt itself, and its skin quickly heals without infection.1
Čo robí, keď sa bojí?
It tries to run away from predators first. If it cannot escape, it pushes its sharp ribs through its sides and releases poison.1
Ak ťa bodnú jeho ostne
- Ak sa ho niekto dotkol: dôkladne umy ruky a nedotýkaj sa očí ani úst. Ak ho dieťa alebo domáce zviera olízalo alebo zjedlo: volaj toxikologické centrum alebo tiesňovú linku.
Vždy najprv zavolaj na tiesňovú linku (112, 000, 911). Toto sú všeobecné rady prvej pomoci, nie lekárska rada. Základy prvej pomoci
Buď v bezpečí
- Nikdy sa nedotýkaj divého zvieraťa, nechytaj ho ani ho nedráždi, aj keď je malé a aj keď vyzerá, že spí alebo je mŕtve.
- Nechaj mu priestor. Ak nejaké stretneš, zostaň pokojný, pomaly cúvni a nechaj ho ísť svojou cestou.
- Ak ťa bodnú jeho ostne: zostaň pokojný, nehýb sa, zavolaj na tiesňovú linku (112, 000, 911) alebo sa rýchlo dostaň do nemocnice. Zapamätaj si, ako vyzeralo, fotka pomôže.
Nejde po tebe. Jed používa na chytanie potravy alebo na obranu a oveľa radšej sa schová. Viac o tom, ako zostať v bezpečí
Aké je veľké?
Aké je dlhé?
dlhé ako 9 kociek stavebnice v radeAký veľký je Iberian ribbed newt v porovnaní s TEBOU?
Iba matematika v tvojom prehliadači. Nič sa neukladá ani nikam neposiela.
Aké je rýchle?
Fakty
Its ribs can push through its skin to act as a defence, a primitive and rudimentary form of envenomation.1
It is a model animal for regeneration research. It can regrow lost limbs, injured heart tissue, brain cells, eye lenses and parts of its spinal cord.1
This newt has been sent into space on at least six missions, starting in 1985.1
In genetic males and females, temperature can override sex chromosomes. Some ZW larvae reared at 32 °C (90 °F) become functional males.1
Its immune system, rib-coated collagen and antimicrobial peptides let the pierced skin heal quickly without infection.1
Females can keep live sperm in their cloaca for up to five months.1
Lovec mýtov
Mýtus: The newt's ribs and poison are dangerous to people.
Pravda: The ribs and poison are a defence against predators. The rib defence is completely harmless to humans.1
Pre znalcov jedov
- Vedecký názov
- Pleurodeles waltl
- Skupina
- Pralesničky, ropuchy a mloky
- Rodina
- Salamandridae2
- Rad
- Caudata
- Kontinenty
- Európa, Afrika
- Mláďatá
- The young are born in water as larvae, breathing through gills. They lose their gills as their limbs grow and can then live on land as well as in water.1
- Ako sa mu darí v prírode
- Least Concern (IUCN, assessed October 2020)1
- Nebezpečenstvo pre ľudí
- 1 / 5: Mierne3
Odkiaľ sú fakty
- Iberian ribbed newt (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Pleurodeles waltl (iNaturalist): mená a klasifikácia.
- Venom Wiki: úroveň nebezpečenstva, typická veľkosť a odhad rýchlosti sú naše vlastné. Pozri, ako ich určujeme: Ako hodnotíme nebezpečenstvo.
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