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1. Amphibians
Amphibians (class Amphibia), such as frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and gymnophiona, are cold-blooded animals that metamorphose from a juvenile, water-breathing form to an adult, air-breathing form. Typically, amphibians have four limbs. Unlike other land animals (amniotes), amphibians lay eggs in water, as their fish ancestors did.
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2. Common Frog (Rana temporaria)
The Common Frog, Rana temporaria also known as the European Common Frog or European Common Brown Frog is found throughout much of Europe as far north as well north of the Arctic Circle in Scandinavia and as far east as the Urals, except for most of Iberia, southern Italy, and the southern Balkans. The furthest west it can be found is Ireland, where it is an introduced species.
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3. Common Toad (Bufo bufo)
The common toad (Bufo bufo) or European toad is widespread throughout Europe, with the exception of Ireland and some Mediterranean islands. Its easterly range extends to Irkutsk in Siberia and its southerly range includes parts of northwestern Africa in the northern mountains of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
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4. Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus)
The Great Crested Newt, Northern Crested Newt or Warty Newt (Triturus cristatus) is a newt in the family Salamandridae, found across Europe and parts of Asia. It is a protected species under schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which covers England, Wales and Scotland, and under equivalent legislation in Northern Ireland.
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5. Marsh Frog (Rana ridibunda)
The Marsh Frog (Rana ridibunda) is the largest frog native to Europe, and belongs to the family of true frogs. It is very similar in appearance to the closely related Edible Frog and Pool Frog. These three species are often referred to as \'green frogs\' to distinguish them from the other, more terrestrial, European Rana species, which are known as \'brown frogs\' (best exemplified by the Common Frog Rana temporaria).
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6. Natterjack Toad (Bufo calamita)
The Natterjack Toad (Epidalea calamita, formerly Bufo calamita) is a toad native to sandy and heathland areas of Northern Europe. Adults are 60 - 70 mm in length and are distinguished from the common toad by a yellow line down the middle of the back. They have relatively long legs, and this gives them a distinctive gait, contrasting with the hopping movement of many other toad species.
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7. Palmate Newt (Triturus helveticus)
The Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus) is a species of newt found in most of Western Europe, including Great Britain. It is protected by law in all countries where it occurs, and is thought to be extremely rare to endangered in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg and vulnerable in Germany, but common elsewhere.
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8. Pool Frog (Rana lessonae)
The Pool Frog (Rana lessonae) is a European frog. It is one of only three amphibian species recognized by the UK government as protected under its Biodiversity Action Plan. The reasons for declining populations are decreased pond habitat from human encroachment and also air pollution leading to over-nitrification of pond waters.
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9. Smooth newt (Triturus vulgaris)
The Smooth Newt (Triturus vulgaris), also known as the Common Newt or Lissotriton vulgaris is the most common newt species of the Triturus genus of amphibians. It is found throughout Europe except the far north, areas of Southern France, and the Iberian peninsula.
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