From the IUCN Red List Species Account:

Range Description

This species is known only from a few localities in the vicinity of the Amboli forest in Sawantwadi District, Maharashtra, in the northern Western Ghats of India. It has been recorded at an elevation of approximately 750m asl.

Habitat and Ecology

It was collected in extremely disturbed areas close to evergreen forest patches, although it is not known whether or not it occurs in primary evergreen forest. It breeds by direct development.

Population

It is very rare in its known localities.

Population Trend

Decreasing

Major Threats

The major threat to the species is habitat loss and fragmentation due to urbanization and tourism development.

Conservation Actions

It is not known to occur in any protected areas, making habitat protection an urgent priority.

Citation

S.D. Biju 2004. Pseudophilautus amboli. In: IUCN 2012