Pelophylax lessonae
System : Freshwater_terrestrial
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Ranidae
  • Not Evaluated
    NE
  • No Alien Population
    NA
  • Data Deficient
    DD
  • Minimal Concern
    MC
  • Minor
    MN
  • Moderate
    MO
  • Major
    MR
  • Massive
    MV
  • General
  • Distribution
  • Impact
  • Management
  • Bibliography
  • Contact
Common name
Pool frog (English), Rana Verde Minore (Italian), Little Water Frog (English), Green Frog (English), Common Water-frog (English), Italian Pool Frog (English), Italian hybrid Frog (English), Rana di Lessona (Italian), Zaba Jeziorkowa (Polish), Prudovaya Lyagushka (Russian)
Synonym
Rana esculenta ,Linnaeus, 1758
Rana hispanica ,Fitzinger, 1826
Rana lessonae ,Camerano, 1882
Rana viridis ,Linnaeus, 1761
Rana lessonae pannonica ,Karaman, 1948
Hylarana lessonae ,(Camerano, 1882)
Rana esculenta lessonae ,Camerano, 1882
Rana esculenta bolkayi ,Fejérváry, 1909
Rana esculenta hungarica ,Toutain, 1966
Rana lessonae lessonae ,Camerano, 1882
Similar species
Summary
Pool frogs Pelophylax lessonae, have been found to be hosts of the Chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and co-occuring native amphibians have also tested positive. There is a concern of disease transmission.
Habitat Description
"This species is present in deciduous and mixed forests, forest steppe, steppe, bush lands (e.g. riparian alder groves), meadows, fields and fens. It may often be found in shallow stagnant waterbodies (usually without fish) such as lakes, ponds, swamps, large puddles, clay and gravel pits, and ditches, often covered with dense herbaceous vegetation. It is not very adaptable, but can occur in slightly modified habitats. It breeds in these wetlands, but may be found hibernating away from waterbodies" (IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2022)

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Compiler: Shyama Pagad (IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group)

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Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2025) Species profile: Pelophylax lessonae. Downloaded from http://iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Pelophylax+lessonae on 05-02-2025.

Countries (or multi-country features) with distribution records for Pelophylax lessonae
ALIEN RANGE
NATIVE RANGE
  • austria
  • belarus
  • belgium
  • bosnia and herzegovina
  • bulgaria
  • croatia
  • czech republic
  • estonia
  • france
  • germany
  • hungary
  • italy
  • latvia
  • liechtenstein
  • lithuania
  • luxembourg
  • moldova, republic of
  • montenegro
  • netherlands
  • norway
  • poland
  • romania
  • russian federation
  • serbia
  • slovakia
  • slovenia
  • sweden
  • switzerland
  • ukraine
  • united kingdom
Informations on Pelophylax lessonae has been recorded for the following locations. Click on the name for additional informations.
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Bibliography
3 references found for Pelophylax lessonae

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MN
Pelophylax lessonae
Pool frog, Rana Verde Minore, Little Water Frog, Green Frog, Common Water-frog, Italian Pool Frog, Italian hybrid Frog, Rana di Lessona, Zaba Jeziorkowa, Prudovaya Lyagushka
Date assessed
2020-09-01
Year published
2021
Eicat category
MN (Minor)
Justification for EICAT assessment


Rana lessonae have been found to be hosts of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and co-occuring native amphibians also tested positive (Cunningham & Minting 2008). The disease is harmful to native amphibians, but population sizes have not been studied therefore the impact is classified as minor.
Confidence rating
Low
Mechanism(s) of maximum impact
Transmission of disease
Countries of most severe impact
United Kingdom
Description of impacts
Transmission of diseases to native species - Rana lessonae have been found to be hosts of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and co-occuring native amphibians also tested positive. The disease is harmful to native amphibians, but population sizes have not been studied therefore the impact is classified as minor.
Assessor
John Measey; Mohlamatsane Mokhatla; Carla Wagener; Sabrina Kumschick
Contributors
James Baxter-Gilbert; Corey Thorp; Alexander D. Rebelo; Giovanni Vimercati; Sarah J. Davies; F. André de Villiers; Nitya Prakash Mohanty; Khensani Nkuna
Reviewers
EICAT authority
Recommended citation
John Measey, Mohlamatsane Mokhatla, Carla Wagener, Sabrina Kumschick (2025). Pelophylax lessonae. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).