[2] This adaptable species has a wide range within the Sub-Saharan Africa and is not considered threatened.

Arthroleptis poecilonotus is widely distributed in the West African forest belt from Guinea-Bissau to Gabon, north-central Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo and extreme western Uganda, possibly as far as South Sudan.

[2] The IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group[1] lists the following countries: Benin, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda, South Sudan, and Togo.

[3] Arthroleptis poecilonotus inhabits secondary herbaceous growth in the forest zone.

[1] Arthroleptis poecilonotus is a common species facing no particular threats.