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IUCN (Red List) status: Data Deficient (DD).
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 so far only from the vicinity of the Myola Guest House, 7km south and 6km west of Mount Bellamy, Oro Province, in Papua New Guinea, at 2,080-2,270m asl, and is likely to occur more widely. Habitat and Ecology It lives in montane grassy meadows and is presumed to breed by direct development. It has also been found on montane forest edges, and in treefern-dominated grassland. Population It is a common species. Population Trend Unknown Major Threats The habitat in the area where it occurs is probably reasonably secure, so there are currently no known threats to this species. Conservation Actions Its distribution, habitat requirements and abundance need to be properly documented. It is not known from any protected areas. Citation Richard Zweifel, Fred Parker 2004. Aphantophryne sabini. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use