Talk:Agile frog

Channel Island frogs
I think they are slightly different, and they are a locally endangered species (Fdsdh1 (talk) 17:16, 11 December 2012 (UTC))

Oh the species differ quite a lot with plasticity and local evolution, and in Italy they sometime list a variety of Rana dalmatina as a separate species.

See: "Radically different phylogeographies and patterns of genetic variation in two European brown frogs" genusRana Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2012-2013 One of those is indeed Agile frog or Rana dalmatina Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2013.04.014

Yes it is correct the species is considered to be endangered in several countries, and the trend is described as "decreasing". The page on https://www.iucnredlist.org have not been updated since 2008! Rana dalmatina is since 2019 listed as VU 'vulnerable' which is between NT 'near threatened' and EN 'endagered'.

Lastly the map of the range for the most northern part of Europe & Scandinavia is incorrect for the species, the range is continuous for the lower third of Sweden and spread out localities can be found north and northwest of Stockholm as well. Some of the most northern ones need verification, we hope to be able to do that in coming years.

A smaller adjustment to the map in the northeast could also be made based on the following:

"A reassessment of the northeastern distribution of Rana dalmatina" Herpetology Notes, volume 5: 345-354 Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286239240_A_reassessment_of_the_northeastern_distribution_of_Rana_dalmatina_Bonaparte_1840 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.255.128.142 (talk) 21:27, 25 January 2020 (UTC)

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