[2] The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) rated the species as Near Threatened.

Its type locality is Matsabory Lake and Mount Tsaratanana at 2,050 m (6,730 ft) above mean sea level.

[3] Currently, P. lolontany specimens can be found between 1,600 and 2,100 m (5,200 and 6,900 ft) in one humid Tsaratanana forest, over an area of 300 km2 (120 sq mi), the estimated size of suitable habitat in Tsaratanana for the species.

[4] At the most, the species can be found over an area of 468 km2 (181 sq mi).

[1] It is listed as Near Threatened because it is only found at most in 468 square km, and if the slash-and-burn method of agriculture were used, the species would continue to decline in number, making the list of an endangered species.