The Common Frog during the breeding season, males and females spawning in a pond

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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 or European brown 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.

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Location: Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Jim Gibson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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