Its distribution is currently restricted to the type locality, Katima Mulilo in the Mapacha area in the eastern Caprivi Strip of northeastern Namibia, in the Kwando River basin. However, it is expected to occur in south-western Zambia, southeastern Angola, and northern Botswana (Channing 2001). Because it is so poorly known, P. mapacha is listed as Data Defi cient (IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2014). Examination of specimens assigned to Ptychadena sp. at the National Museum of Namibia, Windhoek (NMN, formerly SMWN) revealed three specimens corresponding to P. mapacha from Omaramba Omatako, 3 km N of Vicota (18° 12’ S; 20° 15’ E) in the Rundu District of the Kavango-East Region.