La rana verde minore, Pelophylax kl. esculentus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nomi comuni esteri - Spagnolo - Rana verde comestible. Francese - Grenouille verte. Inglese - Edible Frog, Green Frog, Water Frog. Tedesco - Teichfrosch. Svezia - Ätlig groda. Norvegia - Grønn frosk. Finlandia - Syötävä sammakko. Danimarca - Grøn frø. Olanda - bastaardkikker. Frisone - Jork. Croazia - Zelena žaba, Jestiva zelena žaba. Serbia - Zelena žaba. Slovenia - Zelena žaba. Polonia - Żaba wodna. Ungheria - Kecskebéka. Repubblica Ceca - Skokan zelený. Slovacchia - Skokan zelený. Albania - Bretkosa e dejeve. Romania - Broasca de balta, Broasca de lac. Bulgaria - Зелена водна жаба.

Classificazione - Regno: Animalia. Sottoregno: Eumetazoa. Phylum: Chordata. Subphylum: Vertebrata. Superclasse: Gnathostomata. Classe: Amphibia. Sottoclasse: Lissamphibia. Ordine: Anura. Sottordine: Dispasiocoela. Famiglia: Ranidae. Genere: Pelophylax.

Note sulla sistematica - Questa rana fa parte di un Klepton, unità sistematica formata da un complesso costituito da una specie e dal suo ibrido ibridogenetico. Pelophylax kl. esculentus ha origine ibrida da Pelophylax lessonae e Pelophylax ridibundus. Non è riconosciuta come specie valida. Per i sinonimi vedere Pelophylax lessonae e Pelophylax ridibundus.

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