Everything about The Edible Frog totally explained
The
Edible Frog (
Pelophylax kl. esculentus) is a name for a common
European
frog, also known as the common water frog or green frog (however, this latter term is also used for the North American species
Lithobates clamitans). It is used for food, particularly in
France for the delicacy
frogs' legs. Females are between 5 to 9 cm long, males between 6 to 11 cm.
Pelophylax esculentus is the fertile
hybrid of the
Pool Frog (
Pelophylax lessonae) and the
Marsh Frog (
Pelophylax ridibundus), hence the addition of the "kl." (for
klepton or
synklepton) in the species name. During the
ice ages the population of the common ancestor of both species was split into two. These populations diverged, but remained genetically close enough to be able to create fertile hybrids. However, when edible frogs mate with each other, their offspring are often misformed, so there are no pure populations of edible frogs. The hybrid populations are propagated by female edible frogs mating with males of one of the parental species.
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