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Two species of frog and two toads are native to the UK. So-called common frogs (Rana temporaria) and common toads (Bufo bufo) are widespread and often spotted in gardens. But sightings of these ...
UK Biodiversity Training Manager at the Museum ... Amphibians can explore far and wide before returning to their breeding pond each year in spring. The common frog can travel up to five hundred metres ...
There are seven types of amphibian found here in the UK. Amongst these is the common toad. It's slightly bigger than a frog but has shorter legs and prefers to crawl instead of hop. In the summer ...
Toads, frogs and newts are carefully picked up ... to explore what had been happening to the population of common toads across the UK. The research demonstrated that the common toad populations ...