It is rated as Data Deficient (DD) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), as not enough data on the species have been collected to judge its conservation status.

[2] The species' common name, Fito leaf chameleon, is ambiguous, and does not explain if it is referring to the forest or the administrative area or the town, all of which are named Fito.

[1] It was found in an area affected by the slash-and-burn method of agriculture and logging for building materials, although no threats can be confirmed.

Because of this, the International Union for Conservation of Nature listed this species as Data Deficient, as not enough information has been collected to determine its conservation status.

[1] This species was initially described by Brygoo and Domergue in 1970 as Brookesia lambertoni, which is still its scientific name, and was named for French paleontologist Charles Lamberton.