European Common Frog
Rana temporaria
- Habitat
- Damp habitats, including cool forests, wet meadows and mountain lakes.
- Diet
- Adults eat insects and their larvae, woodlice, spiders, snails and worms.
- Identification clues
- A squat, tailless adult frog with a broad head and powerful hind legs for jumping and swimming. These are general frog clues, not a unique species diagnosis.
- Did you know?
- This cold-tolerant frog occurs as far north as the Arctic Circle in Scandinavia.
Identification practice
Compare these sourced clues with the photograph. Color can vary and some traits are shared by other species; use several visible details together.
Fire Salamander(Salamandra salamandra)
A stout salamander with a black body and variable yellow or orange spots, patches or bands.
Gulf Coast Toad(Incilius nebulifer)
Pale yellow or cream stripes run along the sides and down the back. These are clues, not a unique diagnosis.
Reference: Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala · Species accountLuría-Manzano & Ramírez-Bautista (2019) · Diet study
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