📷 (c) Gergely Nigg, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
📷 (c) Gergely Nigg, some rights reserved (CC BY)
📷 (c) Edoardo Razzetti, some rights reserved (CC BY)
IUCN: Least Concern
Common Frog
Rana temporaria
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassAmphibia›OrderAnura›FamilyRanidae›GenusRana
About
The common frog is a widespread European amphibian known for spring breeding migrations to ponds. Adults spend much of the year on land, hunting small invertebrates in damp vegetation. Spawn develops into tadpoles that graze algae before metamorphosing into tiny froglets.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Ponds, marshes, grassland, woodland, gardens, and moorland
🍃Diet Insects, slugs, worms, spiders, and other small invertebrates
📏Size & Weight Body 6–9 cm
•weight 20–80 g
⏳Lifespan 5–10 years
🗺Range Europe and western Asia
AmphibianFrog
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Ponds, marshes, grassland, woodland, gardens, and moorland
🍃Diet Insects, slugs, worms, spiders, and other small invertebrates
📏Size & Weight Body 6–9 cm
•weight 20–80 g
⏳Lifespan 5–10 years
🗺Range Europe and western Asia
Photo Credits
#1(c) Gergely Nigg, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
#2(c) Gergely Nigg, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
#3(c) Edoardo Razzetti, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
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