Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Ethiopia View distribution map using BerkeleyMapper.

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IUCN (Red List) status: Data Deficient (DD).
For Red List information on this species, see the IUCN species account.

From the IUCN Red List Species Account:   Range Description This species is endemic to the forests of south-western Ethiopia, where it is known from four sites in the provinces of Willega, Kaffa, and Illubabor, spanning an altitudinal range of 1,500-2,150m asl. Habitat and Ecology It is known only from tropical deciduous forest. The adults live beneath leaf-litter and humus on the forest floor, breeding in small springs and streamlets where the larvae can burrow in soft, water-saturated mud. Population The population status of this species is unknown. Population Trend Unknown Major Threats There is ongoing degradation and destruction of its forest habitat as a result of human settlement, agricultural encroachment and commercial exploitation. However, it is not known whether or not this constitutes a threat. Conservation Actions It is not currently known from any protected areas. Citation Malcolm Largen, Simon Loader, Mark Wilkinson 2004. Sylvacaecilia grandisonae. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use