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This species apparently occurs in three major isolated populations: from eastern Sierra Leone east to western Togo; from western Nigeria to western Democratic Republic of Congo; and in western Angola. Although the presence of the species is uncertain in Togo, it is included in the species distribution on the map. However, it is possible that the Angolan population is in fact contiguous with the one to the north. Records from Uganda and western Kenya refer to Afrixalus osorioi, and records from the Central African Republic presumably refer to another species. The record in Rödel (2000) refers to another species.

It is a common species, and is probably increasing, as forest is lost.

It lives in grassy vegetation, cultivated land, bush land and degraded forest in the forest belt and in forest outliers and gallery forests in moist savanna. It is very adaptable, but needs some form of cover. It is not found in primary rainforest. The eggs are deposited on folded leaves above still water, and the tadpoles fall into ponds, puddles, ditches, ruts and herbaceous marshes where they develop.

There are no reports of this species being utilized.

There are no obvious threats to this species.

It presumably occurs in many protected areas. It has been reported for Kyabobo National Park (Leaché et al. 2006).

Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of habitat modification and its presumed large population.

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