Species: Water frogs (Pelophylax)

Three different sorts of water frogs are found in the Netherlands: the pool frog, common water frog and the marsh frog.

More information about the pool frog, common water frog and the marsh frog can be found (in Dutch) on the Dutch amphibian, reptile and fish research organisation (Ravon) website.

Disease general

No diseases found.

Research results

• Ranavirus identified in frog cadavers from the Dwingelderveld die-off in 2010 (28/02/2011)
• Ranavirus infection in smooth newts and green frogs, Dwingelderveld. (28/02/2011)

General news

• Ranavirus surveillance project in the Netherlands, 2011 (13/07/2011)

Publications

• Ranavirus genotypes in the Netherlands and their potential association with virulence in water frogs (Pelophylax spp.). Saucedo B., J. Hughes, A. Spitzen-van der Sluijs, N. Kruithof, M. Schills, J.M. Rijks, M. Jacinto-Maldonado, N. Suarez, O.L.M. Haenen, M. Voorbergen-Laarman, J. van den Broek, M. Gilbert, A. Gröne, S.J. van Beurden & M.H. Verheije (2018). Emerg Microbes Infect. 2018 Apr 4;7(1):56. doi: 10.1038/s41426-018-0058-5