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Golden mantella

Mantella aurantiaca

名字的由來： Its scientific name comes from the Latin word aurantiacus, meaning gold.1

無害對人無害。不用擔心。

箭毒蛙、蟾蜍和蠑螈

皮膚裡有毒吃：昆蟲有毒（碰或吃會中毒），不是有毒液

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。

The golden mantella is a small frog, only about 2 to 2.6 cm long, that is found only on the island of Madagascar. Its bright yellow, orange or red skin is a warning that it is poisonous. It is one of the most threatened amphibians on the island.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

Madagascar, in three small areas centred on the town of Moramanga1

非洲

首頁

It lives on land in forests and uses small wetlands to breed when the rains arrive. Eggs are laid in damp leaf litter near water.1

長度

2 cm 到 2,6 cm (0,8 in 到 1 in)1

最高速度

大約 3,4 km/h（2,1 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

It eats small invertebrates, mainly mites, ants, flies and collembolans. It gets its skin toxins from this diet.1

Golden mantella 的照片 — Golden mantella。照片：unknown。 CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

怎麼認出牠

Uniformly yellow, orange or red in colour1
Red flash marks on the inner leg1
Small, visible eardrum (tympanum)1
Body length of 20 to 26 mm1

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？

Its bright colours warn predators that it is poisonous.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？

大約跟一根迴紋針一樣長可以在 110 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類需要 9.6 秒）

Golden mantella 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)

Golden mantella 大約 3,4 km/h (2,1 mph)

一個正在走路的人 大約 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

值得知道

小知識

The golden mantella's skin toxins come from the small invertebrates it eats, not from its own body.1

A snake called Thamnosophis lateralis and a skink of the genus Zonosaurus have been seen preying on it at Torotorofotsy Wetland, even though it is poisonous.1

Its bright colours are an example of aposematism, a warning signal to predators about its poison.1

It has a convergent evolution link with the poison dart frogs of Central and South America, which are not closely related but share similar traits.1

It is popular in the pet trade because it is active during the day, has attractive colours and is fairly easy to keep.1

Males often call from hidden spots near water, and their call is a pleasant, repeated click.1

給毒液專家

學名: Mantella aurantiaca
類群: 箭毒蛙、蟾蜍和蠑螈
家人: Mantellidae2
排序: Anura
各大洲: 非洲
寶寶: Eggs are laid on land in moist leaf litter near water. When the rains come, the tadpoles are washed from the land into the water.1
牠在野外的狀況: Critically endangered1
對人的危險: 1 / 5: 輕微3