Yes. The black spotted frog is a common frog, and in China the black spotted frog is classified as a second class protected animal, protected by the Chinese Wildlife Protection Law. It is illegal to kill, sell, buy or utilize black spotted frogs without permission and will be punished. The black spotted frog is an amphibian of the genus Side-pleated Frogs of the family Frogs of the order Noctuidae, also known as the spiny male toothed toad and the black frog.