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Pool Frog

Pelophylax lessonae

About

Britain's rarest native amphibian, extinct in the wild by 1995. Successfully reintroduced to Norfolk from Swedish populations of the same northern lineage. A lively, vocal frog of shallow warm ponds, it calls loudly on warm summer days.

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Quick Facts

Category
Amphibian
Latin name
Pelophylax lessonae
IUCN Status
EN — Endangered
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Conservation Status: EN

Endangered — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.