European Common Frog

Where to see

European Common Frog

Rana temporaria

Aigüestortes National Park leads · 18 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a European Common Frog during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~90%
2 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~80%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~70%
4 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~70%
5 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
~70%
6 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
~60%
7 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~60%
8 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~60%
9 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~50%
10 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~50%
11 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~50%
12 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~50%
13 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~50%
14 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~40%
15 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~40%
16 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~30%
17 Plitvice Lakes National Park 🇭🇷 Croatia
~20%
18 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a European Common Frog?

Aigüestortes National Park

In Aigüestortes National Park, Spain, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a European Common Frog sighting on a given day, the highest of the 18 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a European Common Frog?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are May and July–August in Aigüestortes National Park (about 90%), July and August in Mercantour National Park (about 80%) and July and August in Pyrénées National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a European Common Frog on a given day. Each park's European Common Frog page has the full month-by-month chart.