---
title: "Italian Stream Frog"
description: "Rana italica — Amphibians. The Italian stream frog (Rana italica), also called the Italian frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/italian-stream-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Italian Stream Frog

> Rana italica — Amphibians. The Italian stream frog (Rana italica), also called the Italian frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae.

- Scientific name: *Rana italica*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 3624
- Wikidata: [Q631617](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q631617)
- iNaturalist taxon: [25616](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/25616)

## Names

- en: Italian Stream Frog
- de: Italienischer Grasfrosch
- es: Rana italiana
- fr: Grenouille italienne

## Countries with the most observations

IT (3043), SM (6)

## Summary

The Italian stream frog (Rana italica), also called the Italian frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. The species is endemic to Italy and San Marino.

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

## Photo

![Italian Stream Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/italian-stream-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Raffaele Maiorano · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66007820

## Machine access

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