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Blue-legged mantella

Mantella expectata

无害对人无害。不用担心。

皮肤里有毒碰了或吃了有毒，不注射毒液

The blue-legged mantella is a small frog, only 2 to 3 cm long, that lives in Madagascar. Its bright yellow, blue and black colours warn predators that its skin contains toxins. It is endangered, so it is important to protect it.1

有毒还是有毒液？有毒液的动物通过咬或蜇注入毒液。有毒的动物是碰了或吃了会受害。这一种是碰了或吃了有害的。

生活在

Isalo National Park and areas south of it, Madagascar1

非洲

首页

It prefers sunny places, such as temporary rocky streams and inside rocky canyons. Eggs are hung on canyon walls or laid under rocks, then flooded by water so they develop in temporary pools.1

长度

2 cm到3 cm (0.8 in到1.2 in)1

最高速度

约 3.5 公里/小时（2.2 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

Blue-legged mantella的照片 — Blue-legged mantella。照片：Franco Andreone - see authorization。 CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

怎样认出它

Yellow back and top of the head1
Blue legs1
Black flanks and sides of the head1
Black underside with blue spots1
In males, a horseshoe-shaped blue spot on the lower jaw1

常被误认为： In the south of its range, some individuals have brown on their legs and look like the brown mantella (M. betsileo). Some are genetically in between the two species. Individuals in the far north can have a reddish lower back and grey legs.1

毒力

皮肤里有毒

它的皮肤有毒。摸、舔或吃都很危险。

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 轻微像被蜜蜂蜇一下或更轻。对人基本无害。

Its main threats are habitat loss and collection for the pet trade. Both are locally common but endangered because of these pressures.1

它害怕时会做什么？

Its bright aposematic colours warn predators of the alkaloid toxins in its skin.1

如果有人碰了或吃了它

如果有人碰了它：好好洗手，不要碰眼睛或嘴巴。如果孩子或宠物舔了或吃了它：打电话给中毒急救中心或急救电话。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。急救基础

注意安全

永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物，即使是很小的，即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
给它留出空间。如果遇到它，保持冷静，慢慢后退，让它走自己的路。
如果你碰了或吃了它：不要揉眼睛或嘴巴，洗手并就医。

它不是冲着你来的。它的毒只是为了不被吃掉。更多安全知识

在世界哪里？

非洲亚洲欧洲北美洲南美洲澳大利亚和大洋洲

它有多大？

它有多长？

差不多和一个回形针一样长100 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Blue-legged mantella和你比起来有多大？

只是在你的浏览器里算一算。什么都不会被保存或发送到任何地方。

它有多快？

一只陆龟 约 0.3 公里/小时 (0.19 mph)

Blue-legged mantella 约 3.5 公里/小时 (2.2 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

It is a quite short-lived species, with a typical maximum age of 3 years.1

Only males produce vocal signals, which can be used to tell the sexes apart.1

Females are noticeably larger than males.1

It is diurnal, so it is active during the day.1

给毒液专家

学名: Mantella expectata
类别: 毒蛙、蟾蜍和蝾螈
家人: Mantellidae2
排序: Anura
大洲: 非洲
宝宝: Eggs are hung on canyon walls or laid under rocks, then flooded so they develop in temporary pools.1
寿命: 约 3 年1
它在野外过得怎么样: Endangered1
对人的危险: 1 / 5: 轻微3