第 1364 號，共 1 402 號

Anderson's crocodile newt

Echinotriton andersoni

無害對人無害。不用擔心。

有毒液的棘刺吃：肉有毒（碰或吃會中毒），不是有毒液

Anderson's crocodile newt is a stout, dark salamander that lives in forests and wet places on the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. It is special because it can push its own ribs through its skin and glands to release a toxin at a threat.1

有毒還是有毒液？有毒液的動物會用咬或螫把毒液注入身體。有毒的動物則是碰到或吃下去會有害。這種動物是有毒的（碰或吃會中毒）。

分布在

Ryukyu Islands of Japan; formerly Mount Guanyin in northern Taiwan, where it is now believed to be extinct1

亞洲

首頁

It lives in broad-leaved evergreen forests, secondary forests, grasslands and swamps, and has also been found in and near sugar cane fields. It breeds in standing water such as ponds and temporary pools. Outside the breeding season, adults hide in leaf litter, rocky crevices, and under rocks and logs, so they are hard to see.1

長度

17 cm (6,7 in)1

最高速度

大約 0,5 km/h（0,31 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

Anderson's crocodile newt 的照片 — Anderson's crocodile newt。照片：B. P. White。 CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

A stout, flat body with a broad, triangular head1
12 to 15 knob-like glands along the sides of the body1
Uniformly dark brown or black upper body1
Yellow-orange underside of the tail, the cloacal region and the soles of the feet1

毒液力量

有毒液的棘刺

尖銳的棘刺帶著毒液。踩到或抓到牠都會很痛。

牠的毒液有什麼作用？

The newt's glands produce tetrodotoxin, a toxin that is released when the ribs puncture the skin and glands.1

牠對人有多危險？

對人的危險: 輕微跟蜜蜂螫差不多或更輕微。對人基本上無害。

牠害怕時會做什麼？

When threatened, it uses its ribs to puncture its skin and glands, releasing its toxin at the attacker.1

如果牠的棘刺刺到你

如果有人碰了牠：把手徹底洗乾淨，不要碰眼睛或嘴巴。如果小孩或寵物舔了或吃了牠：打給毒物諮詢中心或打緊急電話。

一定要先打緊急電話（112、000、911）。這是一般急救指引，不是醫療建議。急救基本知識

注意安全

絕對不要碰、抓或捉弄野生動物，就算是很小的動物，就算牠看起來在睡覺或已經死了也一樣。
給牠空間。如果遇到了，保持冷靜，慢慢往後退，讓牠自己離開。
如果被牠的棘刺刺到：保持冷靜，保持不動，打緊急電話（112、000、911）或趕快去醫院。記住牠的樣子，有照片會很有幫助。

牠不是想來抓你。牠用毒液來捕捉食物或保護自己，而且牠更想躲起來。更多安全知識

在世界上的哪裡？

非洲亞洲歐洲北美洲南美洲澳洲與大洋洲

牠有多大？

牠有多長？

跟 5 塊玩具積木排成一排一樣長

Anderson's crocodile newt 跟「你」比起來有多大？

只是在你的瀏覽器裡做算術。什麼都不會儲存，也不會傳送到任何地方。

牠有多快？

一隻陸龜 大約 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Anderson's crocodile newt 大約 0,5 km/h (0,31 mph)

一個正在走路的人 大約 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

值得知道

小知識

It is one of few animals that can use its ribs to pierce its own skin and glands to deliver a defensive toxin.1

Its ribs have an unusual structure, lacking muscle attachments at their ends.1

Some of its glands can look lighter in colour than the skin around them, which may mean a higher concentration of toxin there.1

Paved roads with roadside gutters are reportedly leading to many of these newts ending up as roadkill.1

It is threatened by habitat loss and by collection for the illegal pet trade.1

It breeds from February to July, with activity peaking from March to May.1

給毒液專家

學名: Echinotriton andersoni
類群: 箭毒蛙、蟾蜍和蠑螈
家人: Salamandridae2
排序: Caudata
各大洲: 亞洲
寶寶: The female lays a small clutch of eggs in leaf litter, humus soil, or under small objects such as leaves or rocks, usually no more than a metre or two from still water. The eggs hatch after 22 to 27 days, and the young leave the water as land-living adults after another 2 to 3 months.1
對人的危險: 1 / 5: 輕微3