A small European amphibian species belonging to the genus Pelophylax, characterized by green-brown coloration and aquatic habitat preferences.
Freshwater ecosystems including small ponds, marshes, slow-moving streams, and wetland areas across Central and Southern Europe, preferring vegetated water bodies with temperatures between 10-25°C.
Critical component of aquatic and terrestrial food webs, serving as both predator of insects and prey for larger vertebrates; indicators of ecosystem health and water quality.
