The Corsican Painted Frog is listed as Near Threatened since although its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 6,921 km², the area of occupancy (AOO) is certainly below the 2,000 km² threshold for Vulnerable, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat, thus making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable under Criterion B. The species probably occurs in more than ten threat-defined locations based on hydrological impacts of climate change and dam construction and its population is probably not severely fragmented.

This species is endemic to Corsica, France (Gasc et al. 1997, Bisconti et al. 2013), where it is found mainly in the central part of the island, from Cap Corse and Calvi surroundings in the north to Porto-Vecchio in the south (Noellert and Noellert 1992, Beukema and Bruni 2020). It has been recorded from localities between 80 m asl and 1,900 m asl (Beukema and Bruni 2020), and is absent from eastern coastal lowlands. Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 6,921 km².

There is little information available on the population status of this species however, due to ongoing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat, the population is suspected to be decreasing.

The species comprises at least three distinct evolutionary significant units that diverged during the Pleistocene (Bisconti et al. 2013).

This frog is a stream specialist that occurs within a wide altitudinal range (Beukema and Bruni 2020), and is especially found in areas with precipitous streams. The eggs are presumably deposited in water bodies with little aquatic vegetation, like rocky pools and ponds in gravel beds, where the larvae also develop (Salvidio et al. 1999a,b; Emanueli et al. 2000).

A plausible threat to this species is the effect of flow regimes altered by dams, this is occurring throughout the range (R. Duguet pers. comm. March 2020). The decreased stream flow and reduced spring peak flow of rivers, caused by dams, could result in oviposition sites drying up before tadpoles complete metamorphosis (R. Duguet pers. comm. March 2020). The severity of this will be dependent on the climatic conditions of a particular year (R. Duguet pers. comm. March 2020). Climate change is a future threat for this species (R. Duguet pers. comm. March 2020).

There are no records of this species being utilised.

Conservation Actions In-Place
Fourteen Natura 2000 protected areas list this species in their designations (EEA 2024), including Massif du Rotondo (FR9400578), Rivière et vallée du Fango (FR9400577), Lac de Créno (FR9402008), Massif du Renoso (FR9400611), Forêt de l'Ospedale (FR9400583), Massif du Tenda et forêt de Stella (FR9400598). It is listed on Appendix II of the Berne Convention and on Annexes II and IV of the EU Natural Habitats Directive, and is protected by national legislation in France.