第 1320 号，共 1 402 张

Mimic poison frog

Ranitomeya imitator

名字的由来： The species name imitator refers to the frog's habit of copying the colour patterns of other poison frogs.1

无害对人无害。不用担心。

毒蛙、蟾蜍和蝾螈

皮肤里有毒吃：昆虫碰了或吃了有毒，不注射毒液

对人的危险: 轻微像被蜜蜂蜇一下或更轻。对人基本无害。

The mimic poison frog is a small, brightly coloured frog from the rainforests of north-central eastern Peru. It is one of the best known dart frogs, and it is special because different populations copy the colours of other poison frogs. Scientists have studied it closely for its unusual family life.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

North-central region of eastern Peru1

南美洲

首页

It lives in primary and old-growth secondary rainforests, between 200 and 1200 metres above sea level. Each male is territorial and usually works from one good plant that it retreats to.1

长度

2 cm (0.8 in)3

典型成年个体大小

最高速度

约 3.4 公里/小时（2.1 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It eats ants, mites and other small invertebrates, including flies, beetles and springtails.1

Mimic poison frog的照片 — Mimic poison frog。照片：Gabsch。 CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎样认出它

Its colour depends on its population. The striped morph has stripes, the spotted morph is mainly blue-green (sometimes yellow), the banded morph has bands, and the varadero morph is a separate form.1
Each colour morph copies a different, closely related poison frog that lives in the same area.1
It is active twice a day, once early in the day and again later on.1

常被误认为： The striped morph closely resembles the striped Ranitomeya variabilis in colour. The two species differ in family life: this frog provides biparental care and is monogamous, while R. variabilis provides only paternal care and is polygamous.1

毒力

皮肤里有毒

它的皮肤有毒。摸、舔或吃都很危险。

它的毒会造成什么？

Its skin contains pumiliotoxin B, a potent toxin. Because the frog is small, it can only secrete a limited amount of poison. Frogs kept in captivity do not make the toxin, so it probably comes from toxic insects and other invertebrates eaten in the wild.1

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 toxicity is mild compared with other poison dart frogs. Its small size limits how much poison it can secrete.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110 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Mimic 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？

一只陆龟 约 0.3 公里/小时 (0.19 mph)

Mimic poison frog 约 3.4 公里/小时 (2.1 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 the first amphibian shown to be monogamous, meaning a pair stays together.1

After the eggs hatch, the female feeds the tadpoles with unfertilised eggs, which are a source of food.1

It evolved biparental care independently, so both parents look after the young.1

Male frogs attack other males that enter their territory.1

给毒液专家

学名: Ranitomeya imitator
类别: 毒蛙、蟾蜍和蝾螈
家人: Dendrobatidae2
排序: Anura
大洲: 南美洲
宝宝: After mating, the female lays fertilised eggs on a plant, and the male guards them and carries each tadpole to a small pool of water in a plant. One study recorded 1 to 4 tadpoles per mated pair reaching the breeding pool.1
对人的危险: 1 / 5: 轻微3