Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Pelophylax Higher classification Pelophylax | Phylum Chordata Family Ranidae Scientific name Pelophylax kl. hispanicus Rank Species | |
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Similar Italian pool frog, Frog, Amphibians, Pelophylax, Pelophylax kl grafi | ||
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.
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Italian edible frog Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA