Edible frog facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Edible Frog |
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Pelophylax
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P. lessonae × P. ridibundus
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| Pelophylax kl. esculentus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Pelophylax esculentus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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The Edible Frog (Pelophylax kl. esculentus) is a species of frogs. It lives in Europe. It is also known as water frog or green frog. However, green frog is usually given to the North American frog Lithobates clamitans. The Edible frog is used as a food source to people in France.
P. esculentus is endemic to Europe. It naturally occurs from the northern half of France to western Russia, and from Estonia and Denmark to Bulgaria and northern Italy. The edible frog is introduced in Spain and the United Kingdom. The natural range is nearly identical to that of P. lessonae
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A swimming frog
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Copulation trial between two males
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Proof of cannibalism
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Close-up of the frog head
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Close-up of the head, other perspective
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Edible frog on an arm
Images for kids
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Example crosses between pool frog (Pelophylax lessonae), marsh frog (P. ridibundus) and their hybrid, edible frog (P. kl. esculentus). The first is the primary hybridisation generating the hybrid; the second is the most widespread type of hybridogenesis.
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Edible frog in pond habitat
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Edible frog in a swamp
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See also
In Spanish: Pelophylax esculentus para niños
