Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758
(Common Frog)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRana temporaria (Common Frog)
GenusRana (frogs)
FamilyRANIDAE (frogs)
OrderANURA (frogs and toads, and their tadpoles)
ClassAMPHIBIA (amphibians)
SuperclassGNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Rana temporaria (Common Frog) :
1: Rana temporaria (Common Frog)
26 Feb 2019 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
spawn in shallow pool
Image 1: Frog spawnImage 2: Frog spawn (2)Image 3: Frog spawn (3)Image 4: Frog spawn - close-upImage 5: Frog spawn - close-up (2)Image 6: Frog spawn - close-up (3)Image 7: Frog spawn - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Frog spawn - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 9: Frog spawn - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 10: Frog spawn - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 11: Frog spawn - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 12: Frog spawn - close-up - enlarged (6)Image 13: Frog spawn - close-up - enlarged (7)Image 14: Frog spawn - close-up - enlarged (8)Image 15: Frog spawn - close-up - enlarged (9)
2: Rana temporaria (Common Frog)
21 May 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
tadpoles, reared in garden pond
Image 1: Tadpole - dorsal viewImage 2: Tadpole - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Tadpole - dorsal view (3)Image 4: Tadpole - front three-quarter viewImage 5: Tadpole - swimming - latero-dorsal view
3: Rana temporaria (Common Frog)
20 Oct 2016 OSGR: SU20 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
embowellings, on top of log . Photos: Embowellings of female frog. Predator was possibly Fox as there were Fox droppings next to it.
Image 1: Frog caviar and fox dungImage 2: Frog gutsImage 3: Frog guts (2)Image 4: Frog guts (3)Image 5: Frog guts (4)Image 6: Frog guts and fox dungImage 7: Frog caviar - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Frog caviar - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 9: Frog caviar - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 10: Frog caviar - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 11: Frog caviar - close-up - enlarged (5)
4: Rana temporaria (Common Frog)
14 Sep 2014 OSGR: SZ29 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Image 1: Frog - top viewImage 2: Frog - top view (2)
5: Rana temporaria (Common Frog)
10 Jul 2011 OSGR: SS49 51° 40’ N, 4° 20’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
on damp dune slack
Image 1: Antero-dorsal viewImage 2: Dorso-lateral viewImage 3: Front three-quarter viewImage 4: Front three-quarter view (2)Image 5: Front three-quarter view (3)
6: Rana temporaria (Common Frog)
23 Mar 2006 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
frogspawn, in garden pond . Photos: Frogspawn, close-ups
Image 1: Frogspawn - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Frogspawn - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 3: Frogspawn - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 4: Frogspawn - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 5: Frogspawn - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 6: Frogspawn - close-up - enlarged (6)Image 7: Frogspawn - egg - close-up - highly enlargedImage 8: Frogspawn - egg - close-up - highly enlarged (2)
7: Rana temporaria (Common Frog)
25 Apr 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in garden pond
Image 1: Frog - in water - close-upImage 2: Frog - in water - close-up (2)
8: Rana temporaria (Common Frog)
10 Sep 1979 OSGR: TQ22 51° 0’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: Close-up
9: Rana temporaria (Common Frog)
23 Mar 1976 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
in garden pond
Image 1: EmbryoImage 2: Embryo (2)Image 3: Newly hatched tadpole

Rana temporaria (Common Frog) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rana temporaria (Common Frog)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rana temporaria (Common Frog)
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