Conservation Status
Common frogs are susceptible to a number of diseases, including Ranavirus and the parasitic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis which has been implicated in extinctions of amphibian species around the world. Loss of habitat and the effect of these diseases has caused the decline of populations across Europe in recent years. It is thought that the spread of the Chytridiomycota fungus has been facilitated by the effects of global warming. The common frog is listed as a species of Least Concern on the IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species.
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