Taxonomic notes: This species was removed from the synonymy of Phyllodytes luteolus by Caramaschi et al. (2004).

This species is known from just three localities from sea level up to 400m asl in coastal Bahia State, north-eastern Brazil.

There is no information available on its population status.

At São José da Vitória, this species was found in a hilly region of primary forest that had been selectively logged to be underplanted with cacao. Individuals were found in bromeliads grouped on trunks of large trees, at 6-8m above the ground. This species is presumed to breed by larval development in bromeliads, and is thus unlikely to be tolerant of habitat alteration.

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It is probably threatened by the pressures on the Atlantic forest in which it occurs. This region has been subject to substantial deforestation and fragmentation due to historical logging and ongoing large-scale clearance for cattle pasture, and for crops such as sugar cane, coffee, cacao and exotic trees, as well as for smallholder agriculture.

• 2.1.3 Agro-industry farming
• 2.2.2 Agro-industry plantations
• 2.3.3 Agro-industry grazing, ranching or farming
• 2.3.2 Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming
• 5.3.5 Motivation Unknown/Unrecorded
• 2.1.2 Small-holder farming

This species is not known from any protected areas, although it might occur within the Reserva Biológica de Una.

Listed as Data Deficient since it has only recently been removed from synonymy, and there is still very little information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

• Caramaschi, U., Peixoto, O.L. and Rodrigues, M. T. 2004. Revalidation and redescription of Phyllodytes wuchereri (Peters, 1873) (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae). Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro: 185-191.