Stats

Lifespan: 5-10 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Temperate wetland
Range: Europe
Movement: Hopping
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Common

About

The European common frog is one of the continent's most widespread amphibians, found from Ireland to Siberia. It can survive being partially frozen solid during winter, producing antifreeze compounds in its cells to protect its tissues.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A jelly-coated egg is laid in water and develops over days into an aquatic larva.
2.
tadpole
A gilled tadpole swims and grazes on algae, slowly absorbing its tail and growing limbs.
3.
juvenile
A near-adult amphibian leaves the water with new legs and lungs, smaller than the mature form.
4.
adult
Fully grown at adult size, breathing air.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Rana
Species: Rana temporaria