From the IUCN Red List Species Account:

Range Description

This species is widely distributed in hilly areas in Taiwan, Province of China, below 2,500m asl.

Habitat and Ecology

It inhabits forests, orchards and tea plantations, and breeds in still-water habitats such as ponds, pools, and cisterns and blocked roadside ditches. It occasionally breeds in pools of intermittent streams, potholes and streamside pools.

Population

It is a common species.

Population Trend

stable

Major Threats

There are no major threats to this very adaptable species at present.

Conservation Actions

A number of protected areas are present within the range of this species. It is also a protected species in Taiwan, Province of China.

Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)

Rationale

Listed as Least Concern in view of its relatively wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Citation

Lue Kuangyang, Chou Wenhao 2004. Rhacophorus moltrechti. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T59005A11866212. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59005A11866212.en .Downloaded on 20 February 2019