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Iberian ribbed newt

Pleurodeles waltl
Nípa orúkọ náà: Its English names, such as sharp-ribbed newt, come from the sharp ribs it pushes out through its sides when it is defending itself.1
AláìléwuKò léwu fún ènìyàn. Kò sí ohun tó yẹ kí ó dààmú ọ.
Àkèré onímájèlé, ọ̀pọ̀lọ́ àti newt Ẹ̀gún olóróOúnjẹ rẹ̀: ẸranOnímájèlé, kì í ṣe olóró
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Fúyẹ́Bí ìtani oyin tàbí kò tó bẹ́ẹ̀. Kò fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ léwu fún ènìyàn.

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

Onímájèlé tàbí olóró? Àwọn ẹranko olóró máa ń fi oró sínú ara nípa ìbùjẹ tàbí ìtani. Àwọn ẹranko onímájèlé léwu láti fọwọ́ kàn tàbí láti jẹ. Onímájèlé ni èyí.
Ó ń gbé ní
Central and southern Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) and northern Morocco1
Yúróòpù, Áfíríkà
Ilé
It lives mostly in water, in ponds, cisterns and old village wells. It prefers cool, quiet, deep water. In warmer seasons, when some water sources dry up, it moves to damp places under rocks or among plants.1
Gígùn
30 cm (1 ft)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 0.5 km/h (0.31 mph)
Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
It feeds on insects, aquatic molluscs, worms and tadpoles.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Iberian ribbed newt
Iberian ribbed newt. Fọ́tò: franciscodocampo. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • 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

A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: It is sometimes confused with the Iberian newt (Lissotriton boscai), a different species with a similar common name.1

Agbára oró

Ẹ̀gún olóró

Ẹ̀gún mímú ló ń gbé oró náà. Títẹ̀ ẹ́ mọ́lẹ̀ tàbí dídì í mú máa ń dunni.

Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?

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

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: Fúyẹ́Bí ìtani oyin tàbí kò tó bẹ́ẹ̀. Kò fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ léwu fún ènìyàn.

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

Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?

It tries to run away from predators first. If it cannot escape, it pushes its sharp ribs through its sides and releases poison.1

Bí ẹ̀gún rẹ̀ bá gún ọ

  • Bí ẹnìkan bá fọwọ́ kan ọ̀kan: fọ ọwọ́ dáadáa, má sì fọwọ́ kan ojú tàbí ẹnu. Bí ọmọdé tàbí ẹran ọ̀sìn bá lá ọ̀kan tàbí jẹ ẹ́: pe ibùdó ìmọ̀ràn májèlé tàbí nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì.

Máa kọ́kọ́ pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ nígbà gbogbo (112, 000, 911). Èyí jẹ́ ìtọ́sọ́nà ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́ gbogbogbò, kì í ṣe ìmọ̀ràn ìṣègùn. Ìpìlẹ̀ ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́

Wà láìléwu

  • Má ṣe fọwọ́ kan, mú tàbí yọ ẹranko igbó lẹ́nu láéláé, kódà bí ó bá kéré, kódà bí ó bá dà bí ẹni pé ó ń sùn tàbí ó ti kú.
  • Fún un ní àyè. Bí o bá pàdé ọ̀kan, farabalẹ̀, sẹ́yìn díẹ̀díẹ̀ kí o sì jẹ́ kí ó máa bá ọ̀nà rẹ̀ lọ.
  • Bí ẹ̀gún rẹ̀ bá gún ọ: farabalẹ̀, má ṣe mira, pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ (112, 000, 911) tàbí lọ sí ilé ìwòsàn kíákíá. Rántí bí ó ṣe rí, fọ́tò máa ń ṣèrànwọ́.

Kò wá ọ kiri láti ṣe ọ́ léṣe. Ó ń lo oró rẹ̀ láti mú oúnjẹ tàbí láti dáàbò bo ara rẹ̀, ó sì fẹ́ràn láti farapamọ́ jù. Sí i nípa wíwà láìléwu

Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

Iberian ribbed newt gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 30 cm (1 ft)Ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ kan nǹkan bí 18 cm (7.1 in)Ológbò ilé nǹkan bí 50 cm (1.6 ft)
ó gùn tó bíríkì ìṣeré 9 tí a tò sí ìlà kan

Báwo ni Iberian ribbed newt ṣe tóbi tó tí a bá fi wé ÌWỌ?

Ìṣirò nìkan nínú bráwúsà rẹ. A kò fi ohunkóhun pamọ́, a kò sì fi ránṣẹ́ sí ibikíbi.

Báwo ló ṣe yára tó?

ó yẹ ní mímọ̀

Òtítọ́

1

Its ribs can push through its skin to act as a defence, a primitive and rudimentary form of envenomation.1

2

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

3

This newt has been sent into space on at least six missions, starting in 1985.1

4

In genetic males and females, temperature can override sex chromosomes. Some ZW larvae reared at 32 °C (90 °F) become functional males.1

5

Its immune system, rib-coated collagen and antimicrobial peptides let the pierced skin heal quickly without infection.1

6

Females can keep live sperm in their cloaca for up to five months.1

Olùfọ́ àròsọ

Àròsọ: The newt's ribs and poison are dangerous to people.

Òtítọ́: The ribs and poison are a defence against predators. The rib defence is completely harmless to humans.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Pleurodeles waltl
Ẹgbẹ́
Àkèré onímájèlé, ọ̀pọ̀lọ́ àti newt
Ìdílé
Salamandridae2
Ètò
Caudata
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Yúróòpù, Áfíríkà
Àwọn ọmọ
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
Bí ó ṣe ń ṣe nínú igbó
Least Concern (IUCN, assessed October 2020)1
Ewu fún ènìyàn
1 / 5: Fúyẹ́3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Iberian ribbed newt (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Pleurodeles waltl (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
  3. Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.

Gbogbo òtítọ́ ojú-ìwé yìí ní nọ́ńbà tó tọ́ka sí orísun rẹ̀. Bí a bá ṣe àṣìṣe, má bínú, olólùfẹ́ ẹranko ni wá, kì í ṣe ìwé ìròyìn sáyẹ́ǹsì. Sọ fún wa ní [email protected] a ó sì tún un ṣe.

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