Lehmann's poison frog
Lehmann's poison frog is a small, brightly marked frog that lives only in a small part of western Colombia. Its skin produces strong toxins, and its bright colours warn predators to leave it alone. It is critically endangered, so it matters for conservation as well as for safety.1

怎样认出它
- Black or dark brown background with two bright, broad bands of colour round the body1
- Coloured bands on the arms and legs, and on the belly1
- Red, orange or yellow colour forms; each frog has its own unique pattern1
- Males have silver-tipped toes1
- Adults measure 31 to 36 mm from snout to vent1
常被误认为: The harlequin poison frog (Oophaga histrionicus) looks very similar and can interbreed with it. Scientists still debate whether Lehmann's poison frog is a separate species. The main difference is that Lehmann's frog lacks histrionicotoxins, a type of toxin found in the harlequin frog. Males also have calls that differ between northern and southern populations.1
毒力
它的皮肤有毒。摸、舔或吃都很危险。
它的毒会造成什么?
It is not venomous. Its skin produces toxins, including alkaloids such as pumiliotoxins, that can be very poisonous. Frogs bred in captivity are not poisonous, because their diet lacks the chemicals needed to make the toxins.1
它对人有多危险?
对人的危险: 严重如果有人碰了或吃了它,要去看医生。死亡非常罕见。The skin toxins can be very poisonous to predators, and some native tribes of Colombia used them to coat their darts. Frogs in captivity are not poisonous.1
它害怕时会做什么?
Its bright, vivid colours act as a warning to predators that it is inedible.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
它有多大?
它有多长?
差不多和一个回形针一样长
97 秒就能跑完 100 米(最快的人需要 9.6 秒)Lehmann's poison frog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?
事实
In the wild, this frog is toxic, but frogs kept in captivity lose their toxicity because the toxins come from their diet.1
Tadpoles in the same pool may eat each other, so the male carries them to separate water pools.1
The male is the one who guards the eggs and carries the tadpoles on his back for two to four weeks.1
Its skin toxins are being studied for possible medicinal uses.1
Its bright colours are a warning, a strategy called aposematism.1
谣言粉碎机
谣言: Lehmann's poison frog is always poisonous.
真相: Wild frogs are toxic, but frogs bred in captivity are not, because their diet lacks the chemicals needed to make the poison.1
给毒液专家
- 学名
- Oophaga lehmanni
- 类别
- 毒蛙、蟾蜍和蝾螈
- 家人
- Dendrobatidae2
- 排序
- Anura
- 大洲
- 南美洲
- 宝宝
- The female lays a small number of large eggs on leaves about 1.2 metres above the forest floor. The male fertilises them, keeps them moist, then carries the tadpoles on his back to small water pools such as tree hollows and bromeliad rosettes.1
- 它在野外过得怎么样
- Critically endangered (IUCN); listed on CITES Appendix II1
- 对人的危险
- 3 / 5: 严重3
事实的来源
- Lehmann's poison frog (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Oophaga lehmanni (iNaturalist): 名称和分类。
- Venom Wiki: 危险等级、典型大小和速度估计都是我们自己给出的。看看我们是怎么算的: 我们如何评定危险.
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皮肤里有毒
