Common frog  (Rana temporaria)

For several decades up until the 1970s, this frog suffered a serious decline in Britain. Since the increase in popularity of garden ponds, however, it has experienced a welcome recovery. It is not currently threatened, but populations are vulnerable to the destruction and pollution of water bodies (4). Inbreeding in garden ponds caused by isolation is thought to be a serious problem in some areas, leading to reduced immunity and an increase in disease (5).

It is illegal to sell common frogs under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 (2).