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IUCN (Red List) status: Least Concern (LC).
For Red List information on this species, see the IUCN species account.

From the IUCN Red List Species Account:   Range Description This species is known from two widely separated mountainous regions at high elevations in Papua New Guinea: in the Owen Stanley Range; and in the mountains south of Wau, Morobe Province. It presumably occurs in intervening areas where there is much additional suitable habitat. It occurs from 2,800-3,840m asl. Habitat and Ecology It lives in high-altitude grasslands and is a species that breed by direct development. Population It is a locally abundant species. Population Trend Stable Major Threats There are no known threats. The habitats where it occurs are not under any immediate threat. Conservation Actions Its distribution and abundance need to be properly documented. It is not known from any protected areas. Citation Stephen Richards, Allen Allison 2004. Aphantophryne pansa. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use