Pelophylax plancyi (Lataste, 1880) is a animal in the Ranidae family, order Anura, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pelophylax plancyi (Lataste, 1880)

Pelophylax plancyi (Lataste, 1880)

Pelophylax plancyi, the eastern golden frog, is a medium-to-large true frog found in eastern and northeastern China.

Family
Genus
Pelophylax
Order
Anura
Class
Amphibia

About Pelophylax plancyi (Lataste, 1880)

The eastern golden frog, scientifically named Pelophylax plancyi, is a species of true frog that occurs in eastern and northeastern China. It is closely related to the Seoul frog Pelophylax chosenicus and Pelophylax fukienensis; both of these related taxa were originally described as subspecies of Pelophylax plancyi. This species is medium to large in size: adult males reach 55 mm (2.2 inches) in length, while adult females reach 67 mm (2.6 inches) in length.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Ranidae Pelophylax

More from Ranidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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