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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 was described from Upemba National Park, in Shaba Province in south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Records have also been claimed from north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe, but it is likely that these actually refer to Phrynobatrachus mababiensis (which this species might indeed be a junior synonym of). Pending resolution of its taxonomic status, this species is currently understood as occurring only in south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat and Ecology It is associated with streams and marshes in humid savannah and gallery forest. Its breeding biology is unknown, but reproduction presumably takes place in water, as with most other members of its genus. Population It is a cryptic species, but apparently it is not uncommon in suitable habitat. However, there have been no recent records, presumably due to a lack of herpetological work in the area. Population Trend Unknown Major Threats There is no information available on threats to this species. Conservation Actions Upemba National Park is the only protected area from which it is currently known. Taxonomic Notes Phrynobatrachus cryptotis might be a junior synonym of P. mababiensis (Poynton and Broadley 1985b). Citation Martin Pickersgill, John Poynton 2004. Phrynobatrachus cryptotis. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use