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Tomato frog

Dyscophus antongilii

名字的由來： Its common name comes from its bright orange-red colour, and its scientific name antongilii comes from Antongil Bay in northeast Madagascar.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 tomato frog is a bright orange-red frog that lives only on the island of Madagascar. Its colour is a warning: its skin produces a sticky white substance that can cause an allergic reaction in people. It is also a species of conservation concern, because many have been taken for the pet trade.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

Endemic to Madagascar, mainly the northeast around Antongil Bay, south to Andevoranto1

非洲

首頁

Tomato frogs breed in shallow pools, swamps and slow-moving water, from sea level to about 200 metres. They live in forests, rivers, marshes, ponds, ditches, rural gardens and urban areas.1

長度

6,5 cm 到 10 cm (2,6 in 到 4,1 in)1

體重

41 g 到 230 g (1,4 oz 到 8 oz)1

最高速度

大約 4,6 km/h（2,9 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

Adults ambush small invertebrates such as beetles, mosquitoes and flies.1

Tomato frog 的照片 — Tomato frog。照片：Franco Andreone - [:it:Wikipedia:Autorizzazioni_ottenute/Franco_Andreone see authorization]。 CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

怎麼認出牠

Vibrant orange-red colour on the back1
Females have brighter red or orange tones and a pale underside1
Some individuals have black spots on the throat1
Females are much larger than males1

常被誤認為： The tomato frog is closely related to D. guineti, and the two are often confused. It is not yet clear how far the tomato frog's range extends, or whether it is a separate species or a variant of D. guineti.1

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？

The tomato frog is poisonous to touch rather than venomous, as it does not inject venom. A white substance secreted from its skin acts as a glue and can produce an allergic reaction in humans.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。

The skin secretion can cause an allergic reaction in people.1

牠害怕時會做什麼？

When threatened, it inflates its body to look larger, and its skin secretion acts as a sticky glue 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？

牠有多重？

跟 2 根香蕉一樣重

跟 3 塊玩具積木排成一排一樣長可以在 78 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類需要 9.6 秒）

Tomato 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)

Tomato frog 大約 4,6 km/h (2,9 mph)

一個正在走路的人 大約 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

值得知道

小知識

Females are much larger than males, reaching up to 230 g, while males reach only about 41 g.1

Each female can lay between 1,000 and 1,500 eggs at once, on the surface of the water.1

Tadpoles are only about 6 mm long when they hatch and feed by filter-feeding.1

Tadpoles turn into yellow juveniles about 45 days after the eggs were laid.1

給毒液專家

學名: Dyscophus antongilii
類群: 箭毒蛙、蟾蜍和蠑螈
家人: Microhylidae2
排序: Anura
各大洲: 非洲
寶寶: Females lay a clutch of 1,000 to 1,500 eggs on the water surface. The tadpoles hatch about 36 hours later.1
牠在野外的狀況: Near Threatened (IUCN Red List)1
對人的危險: 1 / 5: 輕微3