The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has rated K. senegalensis as a least-concern species, citing its extensive range and tolerance of many different habitats. It is unclear whether this species' large estimated population has significantly changed in recent years. On a local scale, Senegal running frogs may be affected by particularly severe habitat degradation. They are also sometimes traded internationally as pets, but not at a high enough level to be of special concern, according to the IUCN. Throughout its range, it is found in many ecologically protected areas.
