Editing Common frog (section)

=== Competition among males ===
Like its close cousin, the moor frog (''R. arvalis''), ''R. Temporaria'' does not exhibit [[Territory (animal)|territoriality]], resulting in a lack of physical fighting among males. During the breeding season, male common frogs undergo a period of a few days (less than 10 days) during whichthey display rapid and frenzied breeding behavior,<ref name="Elmberg-1986">{{cite journal |last1=Elmberg |first1=Johan |date=1986 |title=Apparent lack of territoriality during the breeding season in a boreal population of common frogs Rana temporaria L |url=https://www.thebhs.org/publications/the-herpetological-journal/volume-1-number-2-june-1986/1129-09-apparent-lack-of-territoriality-during-the-breeding-season-in-a-boreal-population-of-common-frogs-rana-temporaria-l |journal=Herpetological Journal |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=81–83 |language=en-gb |ref=breeding1}}</ref> during which the purpose of the male is to quickly find and mate with as many female frogs as possible. Males with higher mating success rates typically have longer thumbs than single males,<ref name="Ryser-1989">{{cite journal |last1=Ryser |first1=Jan |date=1 January 1989 |title=The breeding migration and mating system of a Swiss population of the common frog Rana temporaria |journal=Amphibia-Reptilia |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=13–21 |doi=10.1163/156853889X00269 |ref=breeding2|doi-access=free }}</ref> which gives them  a better grip on females.