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Asian common toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

需要看醫生不要碰很少致命，但如果有人碰了或吃了牠，要去看醫生。

皮膚裡有毒吃：肉有毒（碰或吃會中毒），不是有毒液

The Asian common toad is a large toad found across much of South and Southeast Asia. It grows to about 20 cm long and is often seen at night under street lamps. It matters because it has spread to places where it does not belong, and experts worry it could harm local wildlife.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

South and Southeast Asia, from northern Pakistan to Indonesia. Introduced to Madagascar and parts of Indonesia, and detected in Australia.1

亞洲

首頁

Adults live mostly in disturbed lowland places, from upper beaches and riverbanks to farmland and towns. They hide under rocks, leaf litter and logs, and are often seen under street lamps at night, especially when winged termites swarm. They are uncommon in closed forests.1

長度

20 cm (7,9 in)1

最高速度

大約 2 km/h（1,2 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

Eats a wide range of invertebrates, including scorpions. Its diet covers many small animals found on the ground and in its habitat.1

Asian common toad 的照片 — Asian common toad。照片：LiCheng Shih。 CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎麼認出牠

Grows to about 20 cm long1
Back is yellowish or brownish, with black spines and ridges1
Large, kidney-shaped or elongated parotoid glands behind the eyes, which are prominent1
Ear drum (tympanum) is very distinct, at least two-thirds the width of the eye1
Short, blunt snout and several bony ridges on top of the head1

毒素力量

皮膚裡有毒

牠的皮膚有毒。碰、舔或吃牠都很危險。

牠的毒素有什麼作用？

Its parotoid glands secrete milky white bufotoxin, a toxin, from its back. It uses this to deter predators. The toxin would beyond reasonable doubt severely affect native predators such as snakes, goannas and quolls.1

牠對人有多危險？

對人的危險: 嚴重如果有人碰了或吃了牠，要去看醫生。死亡案例非常罕見。

牠害怕時會做什麼？

Its glands in the back release toxin to deter predators.1

如果有人碰了或吃了牠

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。
如果你碰了或吃了牠：不要揉眼睛或摸嘴巴，把手洗乾淨，並且就醫。

牠不是想來抓你。牠的毒只是為了不讓別的動物吃掉牠。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 6 塊玩具積木排成一排一樣長可以在 180 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類需要 9.6 秒）

Asian common toad 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)

Asian common toad 大約 2 km/h (1,2 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 has been described as one of Australia's '10 most unwanted' species, and as potentially more damaging than the cane toad.1

Madagascar's native predators lack resistance to its toxins, which could affect local wildlife there.1

Tadpoles have been shown to be able to recognise their kin.1

Tadpoles grown in sibling groups metamorphosed faster than those kept in mixed groups.1

給毒液專家

學名: Duttaphrynus melanostictus
類群: 箭毒蛙、蟾蜍和蠑螈
家人: Bufonidae2
排序: Anura
各大洲: 亞洲
寶寶: Breeds during the monsoon. Tadpoles are black, and young toads may be seen in large numbers after monsoon rains finish.1
對人的危險: 3 / 5: 嚴重3