Pelophylax plancyi (Lataste, 1880)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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, Pelophylax chosenicus and to P. fukienensis, both initially described as subspecies of P. plancyi.
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Eastern golden frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:37:39.744307+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pelophylax plancyi (Lataste, 1880)
- Name authority
- (Lataste, 1880)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Ranidae
- Genus
- Pelophylax
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyRanidae Batsch, 1796
- genusPelophylax Fitzinger, 1843
- speciesPelophylax plancyi (Lataste, 1880)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pelophylax. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pelophylax porosus (Cope, 1868) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pelophylax saharicus (Boulenger in Hartert, 1913) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pelophylax shqipericus (Hotz, Uzzell, Günther, Tunner & Heppich, 1987) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pelophylax demarchii (Scortecci, 1929) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pelophylax epeiroticus (Schneider, Sofianidou & Kyriakopoulou-Sklavounou, 1984) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pelophylax fukienensis (Pope, 1929) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rana chosenica Okada, 1931 Okada, 1931 | synonym |
| Hylarana chosenica (Okada, 1931) (Okada, 1931) | synonym |
| Pelophylax chosenicus (Okada, 1931) (Okada, 1931) | synonym |
| Rana plancyi plancyi Lataste, 1880 Lataste, 1880 | synonym |
| Rana nigromaculata coreana Okada, 1928 Okada, 1928 | synonym |
| Rana nigromaculata chosenica Okada, 1931 Okada, 1931 | synonym |
| Rana hubeiensis Fei & Ye, 1982 Fei & Ye, 1982 | synonym |
| Hylarana hubeiensis (Fei & Ye, 1982) (Fei & Ye, 1982) | synonym |
| Hylarana plancyi (Lataste, 1880) (Lataste, 1880) | synonym |
| Rana plancyi Lataste, 1880 Lataste, 1880 | synonym |
| Palophylax hubeiensis (Fei & Ye, 1982) (Fei & Ye, 1982) | synonym |
| Pelophylax hubeiensis (Fei & Ye, 1982) (Fei & Ye, 1982) | synonym |
| Rana plancyi chosenica Okada, 1931 Okada, 1931 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=775193 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:76CHN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.