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This species is known from Quang Binh province and from the Kon Tum-Da Lat Plateau of the southern Annamite Mountains, in Viet Nam, and the extreme east of Cambodia. It was originally known from a single specimen collected at 200 m asl (Smith 1924), but has subsequently been collected from 400-1,250 m asl (Inger, Orlov and Darevsky 1999, Ziegler et al. 2006, Orlov et al. 2008).

In Viet Nam it was the most locally common tree frog (Inger, Orlov and Darevsky 1999).

It is found in substantial numbers in rainforest. It makes foam nests in trees above quiet parts of streams and swampy floodplain (Inger, Orlov and Darevsky 1999).

There are no reports of this species being utilized.

Deforestation of the Kon Tum-Da Lat Plateau (Darevsky and Orlov 1997; Inger, Orlov and Darevsky 1999) and other systemic impacts are prime concerns for this species. The amount of available habitat within its range is very limited.

• 2.1.1 Shifting agriculture
• 9.3.4 Type Unknown/Unrecorded
• 9.1.3 Type Unknown/Unrecorded
• 5.3.5 Motivation Unknown/Unrecorded
• 2.1.2 Small-holder farming

The only known location in Cambodia is within Phnom Nam Lyr Wildlife Sanctuary. Herpetological surveys of existing protected areas on the Kon Tum Plateau are needed to determine the presence of this species in these areas. It is known to occur in Phong Nha-Ke Bang and Chu Yang Sin National Parks in Viet Nam. Protected areas in the Buen Luoi-Tram Lap-Kon Cha Ran area are in need of improved management.

• 2.1 Site/area management
• 1.1 Site/area protection
• 1.2 Resource & habitat protection

Listed as Vulnerable because its Area of Occupancy is less than 2,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat.

• Darevsky, I.S. and Orlov, N.L. 1997. A new genus and species of scincid lizard from Viet Nam. Journal of Herpetology: 323-326.
• Inger, R.F., Orlov, N. and Darevsky, I.S. 1999. Frogs of Vietnam: A report on new collections. Fieldiana: Zoology: 1-46.
• Smith, M.A. 1924. New tree-frogs from Indochina and the Malay Peninsula. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 225-234.