Kingdom Animalia (Animals) ➔ Phylum Chordata (Chordates) ➔ Class Amphibia (Amphibians) ➔ Order Anura (Frogs) ➔ Family Ranidae (True frogs)

 Pelophylax esculentus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Teichfrosch  Edible Frog

Synonyms:

Rana esculenta Linnaeus, 1758 |


Annotation

The Edible Frog (Pelophylax kl. esculentus) is not a biological species, but a reproductive hybrid of the parent species Pool Frog (Pelophylax lessonae) and Marsh Frog (Pelophylax ridibundus). It has the characteristics of both parents in different forms and belongs with them to the water frog group. A description and detailed information on the differentiation of the members of the water frog group can be found in [1].

References:
  1. Jürgen Reusch: Teichfrosch – Pelophylax esculentus (Linnaeus, 1758) in: Die Lurche und Kriechtiere (Amphibia et Reptilia) unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Arten der Anhänge zur Fauna-Flora-Habitat-Richtlinie sowie der kennzeichnenden Arten der Fauna-Flora-Habitat-Lebensraumtypen. - Berichte des Landesamtes für Umweltschutz Sachsen-Anhalt - Halle Heft 4 (2015) 371-386; ISSN 0941-7281