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Mimic poison frog

Ranitomeya imitator
Ci turam: The species name imitator refers to the frog's habit of copying the colour patterns of other poison frogs.1
Amul lorAmul lor ci nit. Amul lu la war a jaaxal.
Mbott yu am daŋar, crapaud ak triton Daŋar ci deramDafay lekk: GunóorAm daŋar ci yaram, du màtt walla jam
Musiba ci nit: WoyofNi jamu yamb walla lu ko yées. Lu jege, amul lor ci nit.

The mimic poison frog is a small, brightly coloured frog from the rainforests of north-central eastern Peru. It is one of the best known dart frogs, and it is special because different populations copy the colours of other poison frogs. Scientists have studied it closely for its unusual family life.1

Am daŋar ci yaram walla am daŋar (màtt walla jam)? Rab yu am daŋar (màtt walla jam) dañuy sóob seen daŋar ci màtt walla ci jam. Rab yu am daŋar ci yaram dañuy lor ku leen laal walla ku leen lekk. Bii, daŋar ci yaram la am.
Dafay dund ci
North-central region of eastern Peru1
Amerig gu Bëj-saalum
Kër
It lives in primary and old-growth secondary rainforests, between 200 and 1200 metres above sea level. Each male is territorial and usually works from one good plant that it retreats to.1
Guddaay
2 cm (0,8 in)3
réyaayu mag bu yem
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 3,4 km/h (2,1 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It eats ants, mites and other small invertebrates, including flies, beetles and springtails.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Mimic poison frog
Mimic poison frog. Foto: Gabsch. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Its colour depends on its population. The striped morph has stripes, the spotted morph is mainly blue-green (sometimes yellow), the banded morph has bands, and the varadero morph is a separate form.1
  • Each colour morph copies a different, closely related poison frog that lives in the same area.1
  • It is active twice a day, once early in the day and again later on.1

Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: The striped morph closely resembles the striped Ranitomeya variabilis in colour. The two species differ in family life: this frog provides biparental care and is monogamous, while R. variabilis provides only paternal care and is polygamous.1

Kàttanu daŋar

Daŋar ci deram

Deram am na daŋar. Musiba la ci laal, mar walla lekk.

Lan la daŋar bi ci yaramam di def?

Its skin contains pumiliotoxin B, a potent toxin. Because the frog is small, it can only secrete a limited amount of poison. Frogs kept in captivity do not make the toxin, so it probably comes from toxic insects and other invertebrates eaten in the wild.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: WoyofNi jamu yamb walla lu ko yées. Lu jege, amul lor ci nit.

Its toxicity is mild compared with other poison dart frogs. Its small size limits how much poison it can secrete.1

Su kenn laalee ko walla mu lekk ko

  • Su kenn laalee benn: raxas loxo yi bu baax te bul laal bët yi walla gémmiñ gi. Su ab xale walla ab mala bu kër maree benn walla mu lekk benn: woo sa centre antipoison walla sa nimerob urgence.

Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk

Sàmmal sa bopp

  • Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
  • May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
  • Su nga ko laalee walla nga lekk ko: bul moos say bët walla sa gémmiñ, raxas say loxo te wutal ndimbal doktoor.

Du la wut. Daŋaram nekk na rekk ngir kenn bañ ko lekk. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Mimic poison frog guddaayam lu tollu ci 2 cm (0,8 in)Ab peppu ceeb lu tollu ci 7 mm (0,3 in)Ab pees bu 1 euro lu tollu ci 2,3 cm (0,9 in)
guddu na lu tollu ci trombonemën na daw 100 meetar ci 110 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Mimic poison frog ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.

Ni mu gaawe?

baax na xam

Xibaar

1

It is the first amphibian shown to be monogamous, meaning a pair stays together.1

2

After the eggs hatch, the female feeds the tadpoles with unfertilised eggs, which are a source of food.1

3

It evolved biparental care independently, so both parents look after the young.1

4

Male frogs attack other males that enter their territory.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Ranitomeya imitator
Mbooloo
Mbott yu am daŋar, crapaud ak triton
Njaboot
Dendrobatidae2
Toftal
Anura
Kontinaa yi
Amerig gu Bëj-saalum
Liir yi
After mating, the female lays fertilised eggs on a plant, and the male guards them and carries each tadpole to a small pool of water in a plant. One study recorded 1 to 4 tadpoles per mated pair reaching the breeding pool.1
Musiba ci nit
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Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Mimic poison frog (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Ranitomeya imitator (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.

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