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Red-backed poison frog

Ranitomeya reticulata

名字的由來： It is named for the metallic red-orange colour of its back.1

只是會痛不要碰會痛，但不會對你造成嚴重傷害。

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: 疼痛可能會非常痛，但幾乎從來不會很嚴重。

The red-backed poison frog is a tiny frog that lives high in the Amazon rainforest of Peru and Ecuador. It is moderately poisonous, and its skin poison can cause serious injury to people. Its bright red back warns predators to stay away.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

Amazon rainforest in Peru and Ecuador1

南美洲

首頁

It lives in primary and secondary rainforests, usually between 150 and 340 metres above sea level. It spends much of its time in trees, and it lives in groups of five or six.1

長度

1,3 cm 到 1,7 cm (0,5 in 到 0,7 in)1

最高速度

大約 3,3 km/h（2,1 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

It feeds on insects. It is thought to take its poison from the ants, mites and beetles it lives on, which it stores in its body.1

Red-backed poison frog 的照片 — Red-backed poison frog。照片：Seig。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

Metallic red or red-brown back and head, sometimes with black spots1
Grey or blue-gray legs, sides and belly with a black net-like pattern1
Very small, about 1.3 to 1.7 cm in body length1
Slim build that lets it squeeze into tiny hiding places1

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？

This frog is poisonous, not venomous, so it does not bite or sting. Its poison is stored in skin glands just beneath the outer layer of skin. It seeps through open wounds, body openings and pores. The poison can cause serious injury to humans and death in animals such as chickens.1

牠對人有多危險？

對人的危險: 疼痛可能會非常痛，但幾乎從來不會很嚴重。

The poison is moderately toxic and can cause serious injury to humans.1

牠害怕時會做什麼？

When it is threatened, it shows its bright warning colours, climbs trees to escape, or uses its poison if it cannot get away.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？

比你的小指頭還短可以在 110 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類需要 9.6 秒）

Red-backed poison frog 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)

Red-backed poison frog 大約 3,3 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

Males stick the tadpoles to their backs using a water-soluble mucus, then carry them into the canopy.1

Males place the tadpoles in tiny pools that collect in the centre of bromeliad plants. The mother then feeds them infertile eggs laid in the water.1

Once they become froglets, the young are led to an existing group, where all members accept them, though only their parents care for them.1

It is the second most poisonous frog in its genus Ranitomeya, after R. variabilis.1

Breeding gatherings take place at the end of the wet season, so the eggs are laid at the start of the next wet season, when the young have a steady supply of water.1

Deforestation for charcoal and the capture of frogs for the international pet trade are the main threats to it.1

給毒液專家

學名: Ranitomeya reticulata
類群: 箭毒蛙、蟾蜍和蠑螈
家人: Dendrobatidae2
排序: Anura
各大洲: 南美洲
寶寶: Females lay eggs on the ground, and after the eggs hatch, males carry the tadpoles up into the canopy.1
牠在野外的狀況: Least Concern1
對人的危險: 2 / 5: 疼痛3