Phantasmal poison frog
The phantasmal poison frog is a small, brightly coloured frog that lives only in a few places in central Ecuador. Its skin produces one of the most powerful natural poisons known, which scientists are studying for medicine. It is a rare animal, and its numbers are falling.1

ብኸመይ ትፈልጦ
- Body colour ranges from dark brown to dark red or black.1
- Has two or three bright orange, bright yellow or light green stripes running along the back, from the head to the rear. The stripes can be straight or flame-shaped.1
- Blotches or spots on the limbs and parts of the back match the colour of the stripes.1
- Has distinct red or orange markings on the hind areas.1
- Small, at about 2.3 cm from snout to vent (the base of the body).1
ብዙሕ ግዜ ዝደናገረሉ፦ It is often confused with Epipedobates anthonyi, which has similar colours and calls. The first finger of E. anthonyi is longer than its second finger, while this frog's is not. E. anthonyi is also brick red to bright red, with cream or light-yellow stripes running from the head to the hips.1
ሓይሊ መርዚ
ቆርበቱ መርዚ ኣለዎ። ምትንካፉ፣ ምልሓሱ ወይ ምብላዑ ሓደገኛ እዩ።
መርዙ (ምትንካፉ ወይ ምብላዑ) እንታይ ይገብር?
This frog is poisonous rather than venomous, so it does not inject venom. It makes epibatidine, a toxin that its skin glands release as a defence against predators. Epibatidine is studied for its medical value as a painkiller and opioid blocker. Scientists have found it to be hundreds of times stronger than morphine.1
ንሰባት ክንደይ ሓደገኛ እዩ?
ሓደጋ ንሰባት: ዘቐንዚብኣዝዩ ከቐንዚ ይኽእል፣ ግን ዳርጋ ፈጺሙ ከቢድ ኣይኮነን።It is one of the most poisonous animals on the planet. One of the substances in its skin is a painkiller hundreds of times stronger than morphine. Its poison is in its skin, so it is harmful to touch or eat.1
ምስ ፈርሀ እንታይ ይገብር?
Its bright colours warn predators that it is highly toxic, and it releases poison from its skin glands.1
ሓደ ሰብ እንተ ተንኪፍዎ ወይ እንተ በሊዕዎ
- ሓደ ሰብ እንተ ተንኪፍዎ፦ ኣእዳዉ ጽቡቕ ገይሩ ይሕጸብ፣ ኣዒንቱ ወይ ኣፉ ድማ ኣይተንክፍ። ቆልዓ ወይ እንስሳ ገዛ እንተ ለሓሶ ወይ እንተ በሊዕዎ፦ ናብ ማእከል ሓበሬታ መርዚ ወይ ናብ ቁጽሪ ህጹጽ ረድኤት ደውል።
ኩሉ ግዜ ቀዳምነት ናብ ቁጽሪ ህጹጽ ረድኤት ደውል (112፣ 000፣ 911)። እዚ ሓፈሻዊ መምርሒ ቀዳማይ ረድኤት እዩ፣ ሕክምናዊ ምኽሪ ኣይኮነን። መሰረታት ቀዳማይ ረድኤት
ብድሕንነት ጽናሕ
- ንዘገዳም እንስሳ ፈጺምካ ኣይትተንክፎ፣ ኣይትሓዞ ወይ ኣይተሕርቖ፣ ንእሽቶ እንተ ኾነ እውን፣ ደቂሱ ወይ ሞይቱ እንተ መሰለ እውን።
- ቦታ ሃቦ። እንተ ረኺብካዮ፣ ህዱእ ኹን፣ ቀስ ኢልካ ንድሕሪት ተመለስ፣ ናብ መገዱ ድማ ይኺድ ሕደጎ።
- እንተ ተንኪፍካዮ ወይ እንተ በሊዕካዮ፦ ኣዒንትኻ ወይ ኣፍካ ኣይትደርዝ፣ ኢድካ ሕጸብ፣ ሕክምናዊ ሓገዝ ድማ ርኸብ።
ንዓኻ ከጥቅዕ ኣይደልን እዩ። መርዙ ዘሎ ዋላ ሓደ ነገር ከይበልዖ ጥራይ እዩ። ብዛዕባ ድሕንነት ተወሳኺ
ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?
ክንደይ ይነውሕ?
ኣስታት ከም መሓዝ ወረቐት ይነውሕ
100 ሜትሮ ብ110 ካልኢት ክሽፍን ይኽእል (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)Phantasmal poison frog ምሳኻ ክወዳደር ከሎ ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?
ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ዝስራሕ ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዋላ ሓደ ነገር ኣይዕቀብን ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ድማ ኣይለኣኽን።
ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ እዩ?
ሓቅታት
Its poison, epibatidine, is over two hundred times as powerful as morphine, according to one study.1
Males are very territorial. They first call to warn off intruders, and if that fails they chase and fight them.1
Males compete for the best perch, forming a hierarchy of dominance.1
The frog is active during the day, though males call most often in the morning.1
ጽውጽዋይ ዝሰብር
ጽውጽዋይ፦ That it is the same species as Epipedobates anthonyi.
ሓቂ፦ It is a separate species. The two were only formally distinguished in a 2004 study, though they look and sound alike.1
ንክኢላታት መርዚ
- ሳይንሳዊ ስም
- Epipedobates tricolor
- ጉጅለ
- መርዚ ዝሓዙ ዕንቁርዓት፣ ቶድን ኒውትን
- ስድራ ቤት
- Dendrobatidae2
- ቅደም ሰዓብ
- Anura
- ክፍለ ዓለማት
- ደቡብ ኣመሪካ
- ህጻናት
- Eggs are laid in leaf litter, with clutches of around 10 eggs. The males guard the eggs and later carry the tadpoles on their backs to water, where they can develop safely.1
- ኣብ ዱር ዘሎ ኩነታቱ
- Vulnerable1
- ሓደጋ ንሰባት
- 2 / 5: ዘቐንዚ3
ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ
- Phantasmal poison frog (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Epipedobates tricolor (iNaturalist): ኣስማትን ምምዳብን።
- Venom Wiki: ደረጃ ሓደጋ፣ ልሙድ ዓቐንን ግምት ቅልጣፈን ናትና እዮም። ብኸመይ ከም እነውጽኦም ርአ፦ ሓደጋ ብኸመይ ንግምግም.
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