Edible frog

Rana esculenta
True frogs (Ranidae)

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Green frog with a light green stripe on its brown marked back, an elevated line on the side. The legs are banded with brown. The belly is white. The ♂ has a grey vocal sac and emits irregular croaks.

It stays close to water.

⇔ l. 9-11 cm

syn. PELOPHYLAX KL. ESCULENTA

This frog is a hybrid of PELOPHYLAX RIDIBUNDUS (Marsh frog) and RANA LESSONAE (Pool frog) and can derive from both species. 

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Therefore it is sometimes hard to tell them apart. There is a difference in vocal sac colour and the sound they make.

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