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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
This frog inhabits montane forest where it lives in leaf-litter on the forest floor. Males call from low shrubs and in wild banana plants. Like other members of the genus, it presumably breeds by direct development and is not dependent upon standing water for reproduction.
Range:
This species occurs in eastern and southern Tanzania (the Uluguru, Mahenge, and Udzungwa Mountains), and the southern highlands (Poroto Mountains, Livingstone Mountains and Mount Rungwe) and extreme northern Malawi (Misuku Hills). It is a montane species, occurring from 1,500 to at least 2,200 m asl and its extent of occurrence (EOO) has been calculated as 78,775 km².
Conservation:
The species has been confirmed as occurring in several protected areas in Tanzania, including Rungwe and Uluguru Nature Reserves, Udzungwa Scarp and Salli (both proposed Nature Reserves), and Mporoto Ridge Forest Reserve. In Malawi it occurs in several of the Misuku Hills Forest Reserves. However, the remainder of its range and habitat need protection and management. Taxonomy and population size, distribution and trends are research priorities.