Amphibian
Common frog
Rana temporaria · Ranidae · Anura
Best monthsMar–Maymost records
Records813,474in 43 countries
Most seen inSwitzerland219,384 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Common frog in brief
The common frog (Rana temporaria) is a amphibian of the Ranidae family — species of amphibian.
Across the 43 countries we cover it has 813,474 published records, most of them from Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, April and May and fall to their lowest in January and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Switzerland219,384 records · best Mar, Apr
Netherlands145,656 records · best Mar, Apr
United Kingdom123,633 records · best Mar, Apr
France108,111 records · best Mar, Apr
Austria48,879 records · best Apr, Mar
Germany43,024 records · best Mar, Apr
Denmark25,875 records · best Jun, Apr
Sweden21,461 records · best Apr, May
Russia13,273 records · best Apr, Aug
Norway12,996 records · best Jun, Jul
Italy7,841 records · best Aug, Jul
Finland7,629 records · best Apr, May
Spain6,909 records · best Jul, Aug
Poland6,817 records · best Aug, Jul
Ireland5,682 records · best Feb, Mar
Luxembourg3,535 records · best Mar, Apr
Belgium3,039 records · best Jun, Mar
Ukraine2,129 records · best Jul, Jun
Estonia1,670 records · best Jun, Apr
Czechia1,453 records · best Aug, Jul
Belarus838 records · best Aug, May
Lithuania665 records · best Apr, Aug
Romania525 records · best Jun, Jul
Liechtenstein467 records · best Mar, Apr
Slovenia382 records · best Jul, Mar
Andorra354 records · best Jul, Aug
Slovakia341 records · best Jul, Aug
Bulgaria238 records · best Jul, Jun
Latvia228 records · best Sep, Aug
Hungary183 records · best Jul, May
Croatia87 records · best May, Aug
Montenegro52 records · best Aug, Jul
Serbia37 records · best Jun, Apr
South Korea20 records · best Apr, Sep
Greece17 records · best May, Apr
Kazakhstan13 records · best Jan, Feb
Albania9 records · best Jul, Jun
Moldova8 records · best Jun, Jan
North Macedonia4 records · best Jul, Aug
Bosnia and Herzegovina3 records · best May, Aug
Portugal3 records · best Mar, Jan
Kosovo2 records · best Jul, Jan
North Korea2 records · best Jun, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All amphibiansMore of the Ranidae family
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