Hybrid amphibian
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.
* Andreone, F. 2004. Pelophylax hispanicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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