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Kokoe poison frog

Phyllobates aurotaenia
Anaweza kuuaUsiguseAnaweza kuua bila matibabu. Mtu akimgusa au kumla, tafuta msaada haraka.
Vyura wa sumu, chura na mijusi-maji Sumu ndani ya ngoziHula: WaduduSumu ya kugusa au kula, hadungi sumu
Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

The Kokoe poison frog is a small, brightly striped frog that lives on the forest floor of western Colombia. It is one of the most poisonous frogs in the world. Its skin holds a toxin that can be deadly, so it should never be handled.1

Anadunga sumu au ana sumu ya kugusa? Wanyama wanaodunga sumu huingiza sumu kwa kuuma au kudunga. Wanyama wenye sumu ya kugusa au kula hudhuru wakiguswa au kuliwa. Huyu ni wa aina ya pili.
Anaishi
Pacific coast of Colombia, in the Chocó region west of the Andes1
Amerika Kusini
Nyumbani
It lives on the ground in wet, humid lowland and submontane forests, usually between 60 and 520 metres above sea level. It is found in primary and secondary forest but not in degraded areas.1
Urefu
3 cm (1.2 in)3
ukubwa wa kawaida wa mnyama mzima
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 3.6 kwa saa (maili 2.2 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Hula nini?
It eats beetles, millipedes and flies. It gets its poison from these prey and from the leaf litter on the forest floor, rather than making it itself.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Kokoe poison frog
Kokoe poison frog. Picha: TomR (Thomas Ruedas). CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Black back, sometimes with orange patches.1
  • Green, yellow, orange or brownish gold stripes along each side of the body.1
  • Black belly with blue or green dots.1
  • The smallest of the poison dart frogs in its genus, Phyllobates.1
  • Two forms exist: a smaller form with large stripes and a larger form with small stripes.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Sumu ndani ya ngozi

Ngozi yake ina sumu. Ni hatari kumgusa, kumramba au kumla.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

This frog is poisonous rather than venomous, because its toxin is held in its skin and does not come from a bite or sting. The toxin, batrachotoxin, is a steroidal alkaloid. It keeps the sodium channels in nerve and muscle cells permanently open, which stops the cells from resetting. The result is paralysis, and often death, as affected muscles stay locked in a contracted state.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

Wild frogs are extremely deadly to humans, and the toxin can be fatal in doses as small as 100 μg. Frogs raised in captivity are generally non-toxic.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

It releases its toxin from skin glands only when under stress.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?

Kokoe poison frog urefu wa takriban 3 cm (1.2 in)Kibanio cha karatasi takriban 3 cm (1.2 in)Simu janja takriban 15 cm (5.9 in)
karibu urefu sawa na kibanio cha karatasiangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 100 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Kokoe poison frog ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.

Ana kasi gani?

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

1

It is known as the third most poisonous frog in the world.1

2

Indigenous peoples of Colombia have used its poison on hunting darts.1

3

Unlike many other dart frogs, males do not wrestle. Rivals face off and call loudly until one backs down.1

4

Its mating calls are a loud, bird-like whirring twitter, which can last up to 45 seconds.1

5

Unlike other Phyllobates species, it does not breed in coconut shells. It lays its eggs in narrow tubes on the ground instead.1

Kuvunja dhana potofu

Dhana potofu: All poison frogs make their own poison.

Ukweli: These frogs probably do not make batrachotoxin themselves. They take it in from their diet of beetles, millipedes and flies, and from the leaf litter. That is why captive frogs are generally non-toxic.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Phyllobates aurotaenia
Kundi
Vyura wa sumu, chura na mijusi-maji
Familia
Dendrobatidae2
Mpangilio
Anura
Mabara
Amerika Kusini
Watoto
The female lays a clutch of eggs in leaf litter, averaging 15 to 20. After the eggs hatch, the male carries the tadpoles to slow-flowing water.1
Hali yake porini
Least Concern (IUCN), although its numbers and range are declining, mainly due to habitat loss1
Hatari kwa watu
4 / 5: Hatari sana3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Phyllobates aurotaenia (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Phyllobates aurotaenia (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
  3. 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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