What Animal Lives Where

Where has the common frog been recorded?

Rana temporaria occurrence evidence comes from 35,794 records in 38 countries and territories, from 1877 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.

common frog
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AmphibiaAnuraRanidaeRana

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

35,794 records across 38 countries and territories, 1877–2026.

Rana temporaria · GBIF taxon key 2426805

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.

7 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18772026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where common frog has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for common frog. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Sweden 19,867
United Kingdom 4,430
Austria 3,522
Luxembourg 2,985
Germany 1,909
Belgium 995
Denmark 545
Spain 274
Russia 227
Italy 188
Switzerland 180
France 98
Finland 70
Poland 62
Netherlands 61
Ireland 60
Czechia 55
Japan 53
Estonia 48
Norway 37
Andorra 21
Romania 19
South Korea 17
Slovakia 11
Lithuania 9
Bulgaria 8
Belarus 8
Ukraine 7
Guernsey 6
Hungary 6
Slovenia 5
Latvia 4
Isle of Man 2
Croatia 1
North Korea 1
Liechtenstein 1
Montenegro 1
Kosovo 1

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.