The eastern golden frog (''Pelophylax plancyi'') is a species of
true frog found in eastern and northeastern China.
It is closely related to the
Seoul frog
The Seoul frog or Seoul pond frog (''Pelophylax chosenicus'') is a species of true frog found on the southern and western Korean Peninsula to Shenyang, China. . It is closely related to the eastern golden frog, ''P. plancyi'', and was long consi ...
, ''Pelophylax chosenicus'' and to ''
P. fukienensis'', both initially described as
subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
of ''P. plancyi''.
Eastern golden frog is a medium to large-sized frog, with males reaching and females length.
References
Pelophylax
Amphibians of China
Endemic fauna of China
Amphibians described in 1880
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