Editing Common frog (section)

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
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{{Speciesbox
| image = European Common Frog Rana temporaria.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="Kuzmin 2008">Kuzmin, S., Ishchenko, V., Tuniyev, B., Beebee, T., Andreone, F., Nyström, P., Anthony, B.P., Schmidt, B., Ogrodowczyk, A., Ogielska, M., Bosch, J., Miaud, C., Loman, J., Cogalniceanu, D., Kovács, T. & Kiss, I. (2009). ''Rana temporaria'' (errata version published in 2016). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: {{doi|10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T58734A11834246.en}}</ref>
| taxon = Rana temporaria
| authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]
| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
| subdivision = *''R. t. temporaria''
*''R. t. honnorati''
*''R. t. parvipalmata''
| range_map = Mapa Rana temporaria.png
| range_map_caption = Distribution of ''Rana temporaria'' in Europe
}}
[[File:Rana temporaria 120329-015849.ogg|thumb|Male ''Rana temporaria'' calling in a garden pond in [[Jambes]], Belgium]]
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''' or simply the '''frog''', is a [[Semiaquatic|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. It is also found in Asia, and eastward to Japan. The nominative, and most common, subspecies '''''Rana temporaria temporaria''''' is a largely terrestrial frog native to Europe. It is distributed throughout northern Europe and can be found in Ireland, the [[Isle of Lewis]] and as far east as Japan.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |publisher=[[BBC]] |work=Nature Wildfacts |title=Common frog, grass frog |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/483.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021028090843/http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/483.shtml |archive-date=2002-10-28 |access-date=2007-08-09}}</ref>

Common frogs [[Metamorphosis|metamorphose]] through three distinct developmental life stages&nbsp;— aquatic [[larva]], terrestrial juvenile, and adult. They have corpulent bodies with a rounded snout, webbed feet and long hind legs adapted for swimming in water and hopping on land. Common frogs are often confused with the common toad (''[[Bufo bufo]]''), but frogs are easily distinguished by their longer legs, hopping movements, and moist skin, whereas toads crawl and have a dry 'warty' skin. The spawn of the two species is also different, with frogs laying their eggs in clumps and toads in long strings.

There are 3 subspecies of the common frog, ''R. t. temporaria'', ''R. t. honnorati'' and ''R. t. palvipalmata''. ''R. t. temporaria'' is the most common subspecies of this frog.