European Common Frog
Rana temporaria
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyRanidae (Rànids)
- GenusRana
- SpeciesRana temporaria (European Common Frog)
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 →
60–70% of wildlife watchers report a European Common Frog sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 230 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 5 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 8 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 9 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 11 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 13 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 14 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a European Common Frog in Mercantour National Park?
About 66% of wildlife watchers report a European Common Frog sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 230 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see European Common Frog in Mercantour National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for European Common Frog in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.