Dyeing poison dart frog
May lason sa balat nitoKinakain: Mga insektoNakalalason, hindi makamandagThe dyeing poison dart frog is a small, brightly marked frog from the rainforests of north-eastern South America. It is one of the largest poison dart frogs and one of the most colourful, with more than 30 recognised colour forms. Its skin contains toxins, so it is a frog to admire from a distance.1

Paano ito makikilala
- The body is mostly black, with an irregular pattern of yellow or whitish stripes along the back, upper flanks and head.1
- The lower flanks, belly and throat have irregular blue stripes, and the legs are blue with small black specks.1
- The blue ranges from pale sky blue to royal, cobalt or navy blue, and some colour forms are mostly yellow, mostly blue or mostly whitish.1
- Adults usually measure around 5 cm from snout to vent. Females have circular toe discs and arched backs, while males are smaller and more slender, with heart-shaped toe discs and curved backs.1
Lakas ng lason
Nakalalason ang balat nito. Delikado itong hawakan, dilaan o kainin.
Ano ang epekto ng lason nito?
Its skin secretions contain alkaloids, which are toxic chemicals that interfere with nerve and muscle tissue. They can cause pain, cramping and stiffness, and in severe cases locomotor difficulties, convulsions, paralysis or death. In a reported case in Brazil, two men who handled the frog felt numbness within about 20 minutes, and the symptoms had gone after 40 minutes.1
Gaano ito kapanganib sa tao?
Panganib sa tao: MasakitTalagang masakit, pero halos hindi kailanman malala.The frog is toxic if eaten, and its skin toxins can affect anyone who handles it. In a reported case, two adult male photographers in the Brazilian Amazon both had mild numbness that passed within 40 minutes. Their symptoms could have been worse with longer contact or if there had been a wound where they touched the frog.1
Ano ang ginagawa nito kapag natatakot?
Its bright colours warn predators that its skin secretions are unpleasant, and predators that bite it tend to link the colours with the pain.1
Kung may humawak o kumain nito
- Kung may humawak sa isa: hugasang mabuti ang mga kamay at huwag hawakan ang mata o bibig. Kung may batang o alagang hayop na dumila o kumain ng isa: tawagan ang poison control center o ang numero pang-emergency.
Laging tawagan muna ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911). Ito ay pangkalahatang gabay sa pangunang lunas, hindi payong medikal. Mga batayan ng pangunang lunas
Mag-ingat
- Huwag kailanman hawakan, hulihin o asarin ang ligaw na hayop, kahit maliit, at kahit mukha itong tulog o patay.
- Bigyan ito ng espasyo. Kung makasalubong ka ng isa, manatiling kalmado, dahan-dahang umatras at hayaan itong umalis.
- Kung nahawakan o nakain mo ito: huwag kuskusin ang mata o bibig mo, hugasan ang mga kamay mo at kumuha ng tulong medikal.
Hindi ka nito hinahabol. Ang lason nito ay para lang walang kumain dito. Higit pa tungkol sa pag-iingat
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Mga fact
It does not make its own poison. It gets the alkaloids from the ants and mites it eats.1
More than 30 colour forms, or morphs, have been recognised, and most are tied to a particular place.1
It is among the largest and most variably coloured of all poison dart frogs.1
Despite the huge variation in colour, the genetic differences between its populations are very small.1
It often lives in canopy gaps in the Amazon rainforest, where fallen trees hold water for its tadpoles.1
Myth buster
Mito: The name tinctorius refers to the frog's many colours.
Totoo: The name comes from legends of indigenous tribes who said they used frog poisons to make green parrot feathers change colour.1
Saan galing ang mga fact
- Dyeing poison dart frog (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Dendrobates tinctorius (iNaturalist): mga pangalan at klasipikasyon.
- Venom Wiki: sarili naming tantiya ang antas ng panganib, karaniwang laki at hula sa bilis. Tingnan kung paano namin ito kinukuwenta: Paano namin sinusukat ang panganib.
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