Pool Frog is a widespread species in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe and ranges as far eastwards as Volga River, Russia. It is absent from much of Scandinavia (there are only two isolated populations, one near Oslo, Norway, and another north of Stockholm, Sweden), Spain (with exception of some introduced populations) and most of Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The numbers are decreasing. Most of European populations are in decline, but species is still widespread and common in Poland, the Baltic countries (including Latvia), Moldova, Ukraine and Russia. Habitat loss is the main threatening factor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The species was extinct in Great Britain, but recently has been reintroduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conservation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25a0 Listed in Appendix III of the Bern Convention <\/strong>on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats as a protected fauna species. Taxonomy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25a0 Phylum Chordata \u2013 chordates
\u25a0 Listed in Annex IV of EU Council Directive 92\/43\/EEC on the Conservation of natural habitats of wild fauna and flora (the Habitats Directive<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25a0 Class Amphibia \u2013 amphibians
\u25a0 Order Anura \u2013 frogs
\u25a0 Family Ranidae \u2013 true frogs
\u25a0 Species Pelophylax lessonae<\/em> \u2013 Pool Frog<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2278,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","inline_featured_image":false},"animal-category":[31,36],"animal-filter-1":[],"animal-filter-2":[],"class_list":["post-8022","animal","type-animal","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n