---
title: "Greek frog"
description: "Rana graeca — Amphibians. The Greek stream frog, or simply Greek frog (Rana graeca), is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Turkey."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/greek-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Greek frog

> Rana graeca — Amphibians. The Greek stream frog, or simply Greek frog (Rana graeca), is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Turkey.

- Scientific name: *Rana graeca*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `farm` (Farm)
- iNaturalist observations: 1141
- Wikidata: [Q1467076](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1467076)
- iNaturalist taxon: [25697](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/25697)

## Names

- en: Greek frog
- de: Griechischer Frosch
- es: Rana Griega
- fr: Grenouille grecque
- nl: Griekse beekkikker
- pl: Żaba strumieniowa

## Countries with the most observations

GR (615), AL (124), RS (87), ME (65), BA (36), XK (30), MK (20), BG (11)

## Summary

The Greek stream frog, or simply Greek frog (Rana graeca), is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Turkey. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater springs, and pastureland.
It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_stream_frog

## Photo

![Greek frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greek-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Llydia · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/375898302

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/greek-frog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).