...A type of frog that secretes a strong poison from its skin. It is mainly found in the Dendrobatidae family, but is also found in other families. The Dendrobatidae family is called arrow-poison frogs because Indians collect the poison from their skin and use it to make poison arrows. There are 159 species of poison dart frogs that live in the tropical regions of Central and South America (illustration). They are small, with a body length of 2.5 to 4 cm, and all have beautiful colors and patterns. *Some of the terminology that mentions "arrow-poison frog" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…皮膚から強い毒液を分泌するカエル類で,主としてヤドクガエル科に含まれるほか,系統の異なる科にも見られる。ヤドクガエル科Dendrobatidaeの仲間は,インディオが皮膚から分泌される毒液を集めて毒矢に用いることから,ヤドクガエルarrow‐poison frogと呼ばれ,159種が中央アメリカから南アメリカの熱帯地方に分布している(イラスト)。体長2.5~4cmの小型で,すべてが美しい色彩,斑紋の持主。… ※「arrow-poison frog」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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