Rana basaltica is an extinct species of frog from Middle Miocene of China.

Therefore, Roček and colleagues designated a neotype for Rana basaltica in 2011.

This specimen (IVPP V11706) originates from the same fossil locality and bed, fits the diagnosis, and is preserved similarly to Young's original specimen.

[2] Rana basaltica measured 29–46 mm (1.1–1.8 in) in snout–vent length.

The hind limbs are comparatively long, with the tibiofibula (fused tibia and fibula) longer than femur, suggesting that this frog was a good jumper.