Amphibian
Pool Frog
Pelophylax lessonae · Ranidae · Anura
Best monthsMay–Jun · Augmost records
Records129,580in 45 countries
Most seen inSwitzerland28,539 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Pool Frog in brief
The pool frog (Pelophylax lessonae) is a amphibian of the Ranidae family — species of amphibian.
Across the 45 countries we cover it has 129,580 published records, most of them from Switzerland, Germany and Denmark. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, June and August 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
Switzerland28,539 records · best May, Mar
Germany19,509 records · best May, Jun
Denmark19,311 records · best Jun, May
Netherlands12,058 records · best May, Apr
Serbia12,010 records · best Aug, Sep
Poland8,809 records · best Aug, May
Sweden8,710 records · best May, Jun
France7,765 records · best Jun, May
Russia3,325 records · best Jun, May
Austria2,059 records · best May, Jun
Luxembourg1,724 records · best May, Jun
Ukraine1,652 records · best May, Jun
Belgium1,160 records · best Jun, May
Estonia817 records · best Jun, Jul
Italy558 records · best May, Jun
United Kingdom355 records · best Jun, Apr
Finland271 records · best Jun, May
Belarus165 records · best May, Jun
Latvia119 records · best May, Jun
Czechia101 records · best May, Jul
Hungary92 records · best May, Jun
Tunisia81 records · best Mar, Feb
Norway78 records · best May, Jun
Romania61 records · best Sep, Jul
Lithuania48 records · best May, Jun
Algeria39 records · best Feb, Mar
Morocco23 records · best Dec, Feb
Slovenia19 records · best Jun, Jul
Slovakia18 records · best Aug, Apr
Croatia18 records · best Jun, Aug
Liechtenstein17 records · best May, Jun
Bulgaria13 records · best May, Jun
Portugal13 records · best Mar, May
Georgia10 records · best Jun, Sep
Greece10 records · best May, Aug
Moldova9 records · best Sep, Jan
Israel4 records · best Mar, Jan
North Macedonia2 records · best Apr, Jul
Syria2 records · best Jan, Feb
Albania1 records · best May, Jan
Cyprus1 records · best Apr, Jan
Kosovo1 records · best May, Jan
Iran1 records · best Jan, Feb
Kazakhstan1 records · best May, Jan
Lebanon1 records · best Jan, Feb
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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