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The pool frog has not always been recognised as a native
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The pool frog is a small frog which rarely grows to more than 8 cm (3.1 in) long, although females can grow up to 9 cm (3.5 in). Males are typically around 5 cm (2.0 in) long, while females are around 6–6.5 cm (2.4–2.6 in) long. These frogs are brown or green,
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although it was lost from one of these in the middle of the 19th century. It was presumed extinct in the wild at the last remaining site by 1995. A single individual known from this population survived in captivity until 1999. Other populations have become established in the UK and it is known that
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The pool frog is found across most of central Europe from the west coast of northern France to the
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