The area of occupancy has not been formally calculated but is known to be declining as some sites (like Covie) are presumed lost as no adults or tadpoles have been found there for at least three years.

Habitat is declining due to encroachment by urban development, alien invasive vegetation and chemical pollution.

The distribution of the species tends to be severely fragmented as no one site holds more than 50% of the individuals and the distances between subpopulations are too great for dispersal within one generation.

When scientists visited a site at Covie they found that the frogs have not produced any individuals (adults or tadpoles) for three years.

The main threat is habitat loss due to urban and recreational development, afforestation, invasive vegetation, agricultural expansion and chemical pollution.