Pool frog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the pool frog lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pelophylax lessonae
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Ranidae

Where does the pool frog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pool frog in 14 countries and territories across Europe. In Belgium, United Kingdom, Netherlands it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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 pool frog endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the pool frog?

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

About the pool frog

The pool frog (Pelophylax lessonae) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is found in and around shallow, stagnant bodies of water across much of Europe, from France in the west to Russia in the east. Active in such areas from March to October, it disperses from the water to hibernate in woodland soil during the winter, and can tolerate being frozen overnight while hibernating. A close relative of the marsh frog, the two species can interbreed to produce a hybrid called the edible frog, which maintains its own population by breeding with one of its parental species. The pool frog is very similar in appearance to these related species, but can be distinguished based on vocal sac color, snout shape, leg length, the shape of a hardened lump on the foot, and skeletal features.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pool frog (revision 1379827847), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q754058 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).