eastern golden frog

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Rana plancyi04.jpeg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=Pelophylax plancyi |volume=2020 |page=e.T58697A63867236 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58697A63867236.en |access-date=13 November 2021}}

| taxon = Pelophylax plancyi

| authority = (Lataste, 1880){{ITIS|id=775193| taxon = Pelophylax plancyi}}

| synonyms = * Rana plancyi Lataste, 1880

| range_map = Pelophylax plancyi map.png

}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/ |title=Amphibian Species of the World 5.5, an Online Reference |author=Frost, Darrel R. |date=2011 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=16 December 2012}}

Eastern golden frog is a medium to large-sized frog, with males reaching {{convert|55|mm|abbr=on}} and females {{convert|67|mm|abbr=on}} length.{{cite book |title=Atlas of Amphibians of China |last=Fei |first=L. |year=1999 |publisher=Henan Press of Science and Technology |location=Zhengzhou | language = Chinese |isbn=7-5349-1835-9 |page=162}}