Arthroleptis lonnbergi was removed from the synonymy of Arthroleptis stenodactylus by Pickersgill (2007). However, the species was synonymized again under Arthroleptis stenodactylus by Blackburn (2010 in Frost 2013). Current systematic work is expected to result in recognizing some populations currently assigned to Arthroleptis stenodactylus as two or more distinct species (D. Blackburn pers. comm. October 2015).

Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, presumed large population.

This species ranges from coastal Kenya and eastern and southern Tanzania (including the island of Zanzibar), through Mozambique, Zambia and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo to western Angola, northern Botswana, Zimbabwe and northeastern South Africa. There is an apparently isolated population in the Nyumbeni Hills in central Kenya. It occurs from sea level up to at least 1,500 m asl. Specimens from the Bwindi and Budongo Forests of western Uganda have been assigned to this species, but they are significantly outside the main range of the species so they are excluded from the distribution map, pending confirmation of their status.

It is an abundant species across its range and its population is thought to be stable.

It is found in a very wide variety of habitats, including forest, savanna woodland, thickets, and suburban areas. It is typically found in leaf-litter. It breeds by direct development and is not dependent upon water. It lays its eggs in hollows or burrows in damp earth, often under bushes or around the roots of trees.

In view of its tolerance to different habitats, it does not appear to be threatened.

There are no reports of this species being utilized.

Conservation Actions
It occurs in many protected areas.

Research Needed
Further research is required to clarify the taxonomy of this species.