Lost And Found: The Recovery Of England’s Forgotten Frog
<p>The English have long been fascinated with nature, especially collecting and identifying their local flora and fauna. So the idea that any living thing — especially a vertebrate — anywhere in England could go unrecognized as a native species is quite astounding. But apparently, this is exactly what happened for the pool frog, <em>Pelophylax lessonae</em>.</p>
<p>The “peculiarly loud and somewhat musical sound” uttered by singing pool frogs was a common and distinctive sound for decades throughout the wetlands of east England. But everyone assumed this frog species had been introduced from mainland Europe — a common, albeit peculiar, pastime indulged in by Victorian naturalists — so no one really cared when it began to fall silent. By the late 1990s, it was too late: pool frogs had disappeared from <a href="https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/nature-reserves/reserves/thompson-common" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Thompson Common</a>, their final home in England.</p>
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