Eastern golden frog

Short description: Species of amphibian

Eastern golden frog

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Amphibia
Order:  | Anura
Family:  | Ranidae
Genus:  | Pelophylax
Species:  |

P. plancyi

Binomial name
Pelophylax plancyi

(Lataste, 1880)[2]

Synonyms

* Rana plancyi Lataste, 1880

The eastern golden frog (Pelophylax plancyi) is a species of true frog found in eastern and northeastern China.[1] It is closely related to the Seoul frog, Pelophylax chosenicus and to P. fukienensis, both initially described as subspecies of P. plancyi.[3]

Eastern golden frog is a medium to large-sized frog, with males reaching 55 mm (2.2 in) and females 67 mm (2.6 in) length.[4]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pelophylax plancyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T58697A63867236. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58697A63867236.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58697/63867236. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. ↑ "Pelophylax plancyi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=775193.
3. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2011). "Amphibian Species of the World 5.5, an Online Reference". American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/.
4. ↑ Fei, L. (1999) (in Chinese). Atlas of Amphibians of China. Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 162. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.

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