common frog: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	russet frog • grass frog • Rana temporaria

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Common frog (Rana temporaria)

Diagram showing the life cycle of the European common frog, from fertilized egg and hatching embryo to early and late tadpole stages with gills and limb development, ending with a fully formed adult frog.

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