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

Paano ito makikilala
- 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
Madalas mapagkamalang: It is sometimes confused with the Iberian newt (Lissotriton boscai), a different species with a similar common name.1
Lakas ng kamandag
May dalang kamandag ang matatalim na tinik. Masakit kapag naapakan o nahawakan ito.
Ano ang epekto ng kamandag nito?
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
Gaano ito kapanganib sa tao?
Panganib sa tao: BanayadParang kagat ng bubuyog o mas mahina. Halos hindi nakapipinsala sa tao.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
Ano ang ginagawa nito kapag natatakot?
It tries to run away from predators first. If it cannot escape, it pushes its sharp ribs through its sides and releases poison.1
Kung matusok ka ng mga tinik 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 matusok ka ng mga tinik nito: manatiling kalmado, huwag gumalaw, tawagan ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911) o pumunta agad sa ospital. Tandaan ang itsura nito, makakatulong ang litrato.
Hindi ka nito hinahabol. Ginagamit nito ang kamandag para manghuli ng pagkain o ipagtanggol ang sarili, at mas gusto pa nitong magtago. Higit pa tungkol sa pag-iingat
Gaano ito kalaki?
Gaano ito kahaba?
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Gaano ito kabilis?
Mga fact
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
Myth buster
Mito: The newt's ribs and poison are dangerous to people.
Totoo: The ribs and poison are a defence against predators. The rib defence is completely harmless to humans.1
Para sa mga eksperto sa kamandag
- Pangalang siyentipiko
- Pleurodeles waltl
- Grupo
- Mga poison frog, palaka at newt
- Pamilya
- Salamandridae2
- Ayos
- Caudata
- Mga kontinente
- Europa, Aprika
- Mga sanggol
- 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
- Kalagayan nito sa ligaw
- Least Concern (IUCN, assessed October 2020)1
- Panganib sa tao
- 1 / 5: Banayad3
Saan galing ang mga fact
- Iberian ribbed newt (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Pleurodeles waltl (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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