Amphibian
Marsh Frog
Pelophylax ridibundus · Ranidae · Anura
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records106,057in 62 countries
Most seen inFrance31,059 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Marsh Frog in brief
The marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus) is a amphibian of the Ranidae family — species of amphibian.
Across the 62 countries we cover it has 106,057 published records, most of them from France, Belgium and Russia. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June 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
France31,059 records · best Apr, May
Belgium15,001 records · best May, Apr
Russia12,282 records · best May, Aug
Switzerland7,744 records · best May, Apr
Ukraine6,502 records · best Jun, May
Netherlands4,601 records · best May, Jun
Austria4,147 records · best May, Apr
United Kingdom2,690 records · best May, Jun
Germany2,620 records · best May, Jun
Israel2,044 records · best May, Apr
Türkiye2,024 records · best Aug, May
Greece2,004 records · best Aug, May
Kazakhstan1,839 records · best May, Jun
Georgia1,381 records · best May, Sep
Bulgaria1,075 records · best May, Jun
Poland931 records · best May, Jul
Armenia847 records · best Jul, Jun
Iran711 records · best Jun, Apr
Romania622 records · best May, Aug
Croatia559 records · best Jun, Apr
Czechia524 records · best May, Apr
Azerbaijan480 records · best Jul, May
Saudi Arabia345 records · best Apr, May
Uzbekistan343 records · best Mar, Sep
Cyprus282 records · best Apr, May
Italy280 records · best Apr, May
Kyrgyzstan265 records · best Aug, Apr
Turkmenistan261 records · best May, Apr
Moldova234 records · best Aug, Apr
Hungary228 records · best Aug, Jul
Iraq182 records · best May, Mar
Denmark180 records · best Jan, May
Belarus177 records · best May, Jun
North Macedonia148 records · best May, Jun
Syria139 records · best Apr, Mar
Algeria99 records · best Jul, May
Tajikistan95 records · best Apr, May
Morocco94 records · best Jan, Apr
Serbia92 records · best Aug, Jul
Lebanon90 records · best Mar, Jun
Albania87 records · best Jul, May
Egypt86 records · best Jun, Nov
Montenegro80 records · best May, Jul
Jordan73 records · best Mar, May
Finland72 records · best Jun, May
Luxembourg69 records · best May, Apr
Slovakia59 records · best Aug, Apr
Afghanistan55 records · best Apr, Jun
Bosnia and Herzegovina53 records · best Aug, Sep
Latvia37 records · best Jun, Jul
Slovenia35 records · best Aug, Jul
Lithuania32 records · best May, Jun
Palestine22 records · best Apr, May
Sweden19 records · best Jun, May
Bahrain17 records · best May, Apr
Estonia14 records · best May, Jul
Kosovo14 records · best Aug, May
Liechtenstein6 records · best May, Jun
Malta2 records · best Mar, Jul
Pakistan2 records · best Jan, Feb
United Arab Emirates1 records · best Sep, Jan
Ireland1 records · best Jul, 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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