---
title: "Rana chosenica"
description: "Pelophylax chosenicus — Anfíbios. The Seoul frog or Seoul pond frog (Pelophylax chosenicus) is a species of true frog found on the southern and western Korean Peninsula and possibly Liaoning of China."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/golden-pond-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rana chosenica

> Pelophylax chosenicus — Anfíbios. The Seoul frog or Seoul pond frog (Pelophylax chosenicus) is a species of true frog found on the southern and western Korean Peninsula and possibly Liaoning of China.

- Scientific name: *Pelophylax chosenicus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 581
- Wikidata: [Q607461](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q607461)
- iNaturalist taxon: [66318](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/66318)

## Names

- en: Golden Pond Frog
- de: Seoul-Teichfrosch
- pt: Rana chosenica

## Countries with the most observations

KR (387), CN (21), KP (9)

## Summary

The Seoul frog or Seoul pond frog (Pelophylax chosenicus) is a species of true frog found on the southern and western Korean Peninsula and possibly Liaoning of China. It is closely related to the eastern golden frog, P. plancyi, and was long considered a subspecies thereof. Also known as gold-spotted pond frog, it is in fact not a true pond frog of genus Rana, but belongs to the water frogs now again separated in Pelophylax.
Adult Seoul frogs are roughly 6 centimeters in length.  The back is bright green and bumpy, with patches of light brown; the belly is yellowish-red.  The iris of the eye is golden.  The body as…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul_frog

## Photo

![Rana chosenica](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/golden-pond-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: 들꽃ㅅr랑 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86500665

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/golden-pond-frog?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).