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The Edible Frog ( Pelophylax kl. esculentus) is a name for a common Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an frog
Frog

Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . The name frog derives from Old English language frogga, , cognate with Sanskrit plava , probably deriving from Proto-Indo-European language praw = "to jump"....
, also known as the common water frog or green frog (however, this latter term is also used for the North American species Lithobates clamitans
Green frog

The Green Frog or Bronze Frog is a species of frog native to the eastern half of the United States and Canada....
). It is used for food, particularly in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 for the delicacy frogs' legs
Frog legs

Frogs' legs are one of the better-known delicacies of French cuisine and Cuisine of China cuisine. They are also eaten in other regions, such as the Caribbean, the region of Alentejo, in Portugal, northwest Greece, Spain and the Cuisine of the Midwest southern regions of the United States....
. Females are between 5 to 9 cm long, males between 6 to 11 cm.

Pelophylax esculentus is the fertile hybrid of the Pool Frog
Pool Frog

The Pool Frog is a Europe frog. It is one of only three amphibian species recognized by the UK government as protected under its Biodiversity Action Plan....
 (Pelophylax lessonae) and the Marsh Frog
Marsh Frog

The Marsh Frog is the largest frog native to Europe, and belongs to the family of true frogs. It is very similar in appearance to the closely related Edible Frog and Pool Frog....
 (Pelophylax ridibundus), hence the addition of the "kl." (for klepton or synklepton) in the species name.






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The Edible Frog ( Pelophylax kl. esculentus) is a name for a common Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an frog
Frog

Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . The name frog derives from Old English language frogga, , cognate with Sanskrit plava , probably deriving from Proto-Indo-European language praw = "to jump"....
, also known as the common water frog or green frog (however, this latter term is also used for the North American species Lithobates clamitans
Green frog

The Green Frog or Bronze Frog is a species of frog native to the eastern half of the United States and Canada....
). It is used for food, particularly in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 for the delicacy frogs' legs
Frog legs

Frogs' legs are one of the better-known delicacies of French cuisine and Cuisine of China cuisine. They are also eaten in other regions, such as the Caribbean, the region of Alentejo, in Portugal, northwest Greece, Spain and the Cuisine of the Midwest southern regions of the United States....
. Females are between 5 to 9 cm long, males between 6 to 11 cm.

Pelophylax esculentus is the fertile hybrid of the Pool Frog
Pool Frog

The Pool Frog is a Europe frog. It is one of only three amphibian species recognized by the UK government as protected under its Biodiversity Action Plan....
 (Pelophylax lessonae) and the Marsh Frog
Marsh Frog

The Marsh Frog is the largest frog native to Europe, and belongs to the family of true frogs. It is very similar in appearance to the closely related Edible Frog and Pool Frog....
 (Pelophylax ridibundus), hence the addition of the "kl." (for klepton or synklepton) in the species name. During the ice age
Ice age

The general term "ice age" or, more precisely, "glacial age" denotes a geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in an expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers....
s 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.