Pelophylax nigromaculatus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the pelophylax nigromaculatus lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pelophylax nigromaculatus
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Ranidae

Where does the pelophylax nigromaculatus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pelophylax nigromaculatus in 5 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. In China, Turkmenistan it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

South Korea
Russia
Japan
China (introduced)
Turkmenistan (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the pelophylax nigromaculatus endangered?

The pelophylax nigromaculatus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the pelophylax nigromaculatus?

The pelophylax nigromaculatus (Pelophylax nigromaculatus) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Ranidae, genus Pelophylax. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pelophylax nigromaculatus

Pelophylax nigromaculatus (formerly Rana nigromaculata), is a species of true frog found in East Asia, first described in 1861. This widespread and common frog has many common names, including dark-spotted frog, black-spotted pond frog, and black-spotted frog.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pelophylax nigromaculatus (revision 1374861458), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1072424 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).