Leaf climber
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Terrible poison dart frog ( Phyllobates terribilis ) |
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| Duméril & Bibron , 1841 |
As Blattsteiger ( Phyllobates ; from ancient Greek φύλλον phýllon , German “Blatt, Laub” and βάτης bátēs , German “Sprinkler” ) is a genus of frogs from the family of poison dart frogs (Dendrobatidae), which because of the use of their skin poisons by Indians be called. Five species of the genus Phyllobates are counted, which occur in the Central and South American rainforest between Nicaragua and Colombia .
From the relatively harmless alkaloids of mites, the animals synthesize the poison batrachotoxin , which is one of the strongest known poisons, and, depending on the species, other poisons. In captivity, the animals lose their toxicity because they lack the food supply necessary to synthesize the toxins. The amount of poison from Phyllobates terribilis is said to be enough to kill ten adult humans. The poisons are all alkaloids .
species
The genus of leaf climbers comprises five species:
Status: October 24, 2017
- Phyllobates aurotaenia (Boulenger, 1913) - gold streak leaf climber
- Phyllobates bicolor Duméril & Bibron, 1841 - two-colored leaf climber
- Phyllobates lugubris (Schmidt, 1857) - Gloomy leaf climber
- Phyllobates terribilis Myers, Daly & Malkin, 1978 - Terrible leaf climber
- Phyllobates vittatus (Cope, 1893) - Striped leaf climber
Individual evidence
- ^ Wilhelm Pape , Max Sengebusch (arrangement): Concise dictionary of the Greek language. 3rd edition, 6th impression, Vieweg & Sohn, Braunschweig 1914. 1914, accessed on July 27, 2020 .
- ^ Wilhelm Pape , Max Sengebusch (arrangement): Concise dictionary of the Greek language. 3rd edition, 6th impression, Vieweg & Sohn, Braunschweig 1914. 1914, accessed on July 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Toxic Animals Around the World: Poison dart frogs description of the toxic effects
literature
- Duméril & Bibron: Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des reptiles . Vol. 8, pp. 1–792, 1841, p. 637 ( full text in Gallica , French) First description
- A. Widmer, S. Lötters and K.-H. Jungfer: A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the neotropical dart-poison frog genus Phyllobates (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae). Die Naturwissenschaften, 87, pp. 559–562, Berlin 2000 (English)
- PA Silverstone: A revision of the poison-arrow frogs of the genus Phyllobates Bibron in Sagra (family Dendrobatidae). Science Bulletin, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 27, pp. 1-53, 1976
Web links
- Darrel R. Frost: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference . Version 5.4. Electronic Database accessible at American Museum of Natural History , New York 1998-2010
Phyllobates on www.dendrowiki.org