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Pool frog

Pelophylax lessonae

67Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
11Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb0
Mar2
Apr11
May8
Jun10
Jul16
Aug9
Sep3
Oct3
Nov1
Dec2

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England22
2Kent England5
3West Berkshire England5
4Gloucestershire England4
5Dorset England2
6Somerset England2
7Cambridgeshire England1
8Surrey England1
9East Riding of Yorkshire England1
10Sheffield England1
11Ards and North Down Northern Ireland1
66 England1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
67
Peak month
July
Counties with records
11
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Pelophylax lessonae
Group
Amphibians
NBN Atlas records since 2000
54
Conservation designations
Bern Convention, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Habitats Directive, Global Red List (JNCC), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – England, UK BAP priority species, Habitats Regulations 2010
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Ranidae
Genus
Pelophylax
Name with authority
Pelophylax lessonae (Camerano, 1882)
Described
1882

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q754058 · GBIF 2426654