Splash-backed poison frog
The splash-backed poison frog is a fairly large, brightly coloured frog from the rainforests of the southern Amazon Basin in Brazil. It is poisonous, not venomous, which means its skin is harmful to touch or eat rather than injecting venom with a bite. Its colours vary a great deal, which has made it an interesting case for scientists studying bright colours in poisonous frogs.1

怎样认出它
- The best-known form is black below and yellow, orange or red above.1
- Its colour is very variable. Some have whitish-mint or light blue upperparts, and some have a mottled or spotted pattern on top.1
- Some individuals are almost all whitish, yellow-orange or black. Captive keepers call the whitish ones 'moonshine'.1
- A relatively large poison dart frog, with a snout-vent length of up to 42 mm.1
毒力
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: 很疼可能真的很疼,但几乎从不严重。
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?
比你的小指还短
97 秒就能跑完 100 米(最快的人需要 9.6 秒)Splash-backed poison frog和你比起来有多大?
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它有多快?
事实
Bright colour in poisonous frogs is often thought to warn predators away, but studies of this frog suggest the colour may matter more for recognising each other and for choosing mates.1
Adults carry their tadpoles to water, and scientists believe Brazil nut husks may be among the places they use.1
Its colours vary so much that some forms were once thought to be separate species, but genetic tests found almost no difference between them.1
The two most different-looking colour forms have largely the same poison profile.1
It is relatively common and regularly bred in captivity, but wild populations are still at risk from illegal collection.1
谣言粉碎机
谣言: Bright colours on a poisonous frog always warn predators that it will poison them if they try to eat it.
真相: That is a longstanding interpretation, but studies of this frog suggest its colour may have more to do with recognising others of its kind and sexual selection than with deterring predators.1
事实的来源
- Adelphobates galactonotus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Adelphobates galactonotus (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