#1903 · 🐸 amphibians

Pyrenean frog

🇳🇱 Pyreneeënbeekkikker ·Rana pyrenaica

ENendangered 🐸 Amphibians 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Léo Souillard · CC BY 4.0
2. © Thomas Florion · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Léo Souillard · CC BY 4.0
4. © Robin Schmidt · CC BY 4.0
5. © Léo Souillard · CC BY 4.0
6. Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, FR:© Plana Baptiste · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, FR:© pygmaeus · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Huesca, ES-AR, ES:© santibiologist · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, FR:© Samuel GUIRAUDOU · CC BY 4.0
10. Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, FR:© Plana Baptiste · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Pyrenean frog or Pyrenees frog ( Rana pyrenaica ) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in the Pyrenees mountains of France and Spain. Its natural habitats are fast-moving mountain streams and their surroundings. The IUCN lists it as "endangered".

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 245iNaturalist observations
threat ENendangered

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
245 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Jordi Serra-Cobo in 1993 (33 years ago).
Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.