Asian common toad
Sumu ndani ya ngoziHula: NyamaSumu ya kugusa au kula, hadungi sumuThe Asian common toad is a large toad found across much of South and Southeast Asia. It grows to about 20 cm long and is often seen at night under street lamps. It matters because it has spread to places where it does not belong, and experts worry it could harm local wildlife.1

Jinsi ya kumtambua
- Grows to about 20 cm long1
- Back is yellowish or brownish, with black spines and ridges1
- Large, kidney-shaped or elongated parotoid glands behind the eyes, which are prominent1
- Ear drum (tympanum) is very distinct, at least two-thirds the width of the eye1
- Short, blunt snout and several bony ridges on top of the head1
Nguvu ya sumu
Ngozi yake ina sumu. Ni hatari kumgusa, kumramba au kumla.
Sumu yake hufanya nini?
Its parotoid glands secrete milky white bufotoxin, a toxin, from its back. It uses this to deter predators. The toxin would beyond reasonable doubt severely affect native predators such as snakes, goannas and quolls.1
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: MbayaMtu akimgusa au kumla, aende kwa daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.Hufanya nini akiogopa?
Its glands in the back release toxin to deter predators.1
Mtu akimgusa au kumla
- Mtu akimgusa: nawa mikono vizuri na usiguse macho wala mdomo. Mtoto au mnyama kipenzi akimramba au kumla: piga kituo cha taarifa za sumu au namba ya dharura.
Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza
Kaa salama
- Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
- Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
- Ukimgusa au kumla: usisugue macho wala mdomo, nawa mikono na utafute msaada wa kitabibu.
Hakuwindi wewe. Sumu yake ipo tu ili asiliwe na yeyote. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama
Ana ukubwa gani?
Ana urefu gani?
urefu sawa na matofali 6 ya kuchezea yaliyopangwa mstari
angeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 180 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)Asian common toad ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
It has been described as one of Australia's '10 most unwanted' species, and as potentially more damaging than the cane toad.1
Madagascar's native predators lack resistance to its toxins, which could affect local wildlife there.1
Tadpoles have been shown to be able to recognise their kin.1
Tadpoles grown in sibling groups metamorphosed faster than those kept in mixed groups.1
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Duttaphrynus melanostictus (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
- Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.
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