European Common Frog

European Common Frog

Rana temporaria

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Cairngorms National Park
197 Verified records at Cairngorms National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common frog or grass frog (Rana temporaria), also known as the European common frog, European common brown frog, European grass frog, European Holarctic true frog, European pond frog, European brown frog, or simply the frog, is a semi-aquatic amphibian of the family Ranidae, found throughout much of Europe as far north as Scandinavia and as far east as the Urals, except for most of the Iberian Peninsula, southern Italy, and the southern Balkans. The farthest west it can be found is Ireland. It is also found in Asia, and eastward to Japan. The nominative, and most common, subspecies Rana temporaria temporaria is a largely terrestrial frog native to Europe. It is distributed throughout northern Europe and can be found from Ireland to as far east as Japan. Common frogs undergo metamorphosis through three distinct life stages — aquatic larva, terrestrial juvenile, and adult. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a European Common Frog sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 197 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
70–80
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
70–80
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
80–90%
2 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
60–70%
3 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
60–70%
4 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
50–60%
5 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
50–60%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
50–60%
7 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
50–60%
8 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
40–50%
9 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
40–50%
10 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
40–50%
11 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
12 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
13 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
14 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a European Common Frog in Cairngorms National Park?

About 57% of wildlife watchers report a European Common Frog sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 197 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see European Common Frog in Cairngorms National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for European Common Frog in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.

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