La granota vermella, Rana temporaria, és un amfibi anur de la família Ranidae, amb una amplíssima distribució eurasiàtica que va des de el mar Cantàbric fins al nord de Kazakhstan i l'interior de Rússia, arribant també fins al cercle polar àrtic al nord d'Escandinàvia. També està present a les Illes Britàniques, Gran Bretanya i Irlanda. A la Península Ibèrica només es distribueix pel quadrant septentrional, en aquelles regions amb climatologies eurosiberianes o molt influenciades per aquestes.
D'aquesta espècie es reconeixen actualment dues sub-espècies: Rana temporaria temporaria, que inclou totes les poblacions de granota vermella conegudes, a més de les pirenaiques i prepirenaiques; i Rana temporaria parvipalmata, adscrita a la zona cantàbrica i que se distribueix des del País Basc fins a Galícia.
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Adult de granota vermella, Rana temporaria, a un rierol de muntanya (Las Merindades, Castilla y León). |
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Adult de granota vermella, Rana temporaria, a un rierol de muntanya (Las Merindades, Castilla y León). |
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Adult de granota vermella, Rana temporaria, a un prat humit (Andorra). |
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Adult de granota vermella, Rana temporaria, a una torbera (Las Merindades, Castilla y León). |
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Adult de granota vermella, Rana temporaria, a un rierol de muntanya (Baixa Cerdanya, Catalunya). |
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Adult de granota vermella, Rana temporaria, a un rierol de muntanya (Baixa Cerdanya, Catalunya). |
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Juvenil de granota vermella, Rana temporaria, a un prat humit (La Garrotxa, Catalunya). |
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Juvenil de granota vermella, Rana temporaria, a un prat humit (Montseny, Catalunya). |
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Larves de granota vermella, Rana temporaria, a un rierol de muntanya (Montseny, Catalunya). |
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Adult de granota vermella, Rana temporaria, a una torbera (Las Merindades, Castilla y León). |
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Juvenil de granota vermella, Rana temporaria, a un rierol (Gorbeialdea, Euskadi). |