Italian edible frog

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Italian edible frog
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Pelophylax
Species:
Binomial name
Pelophylax kl. hispanicus
(Bonaparte, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Pelophylax hispanicus(Bonaparte, 1839)
  • Rana hispanicaBonaparte, 1839

The Italian edible frog (Pelophylax kl. hispanicus) is a hybridogenic species in the true frog family Ranidae. These frogs are the offspring of P. bergeri and either P. ridibundus or the edible frog (P. kl. esculentus) which is itself of hybrid origin.

It is endemic to Italy; despite the specific name hispanicus (Latin for "the Spanish one"), it does not occur in Spain. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

Hybridogenesis in Italian edible frog Pelophylax kl. hispanicus (B-H system). Hybridogenesis in water frogs Italian edible frog Pelophylax kl. hispanicus B-H.gif
Hybridogenesis in Italian edible frog Pelophylax kl. hispanicus (B–H system).

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References

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