Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Papua New Guinea View distribution map using BerkeleyMapper.

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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 the southern end of the Owen Stanley Mountains, Pini Range, and Cloudy Mountains of southern Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. It has been recorded from sea level up to 1,550m asl. Habitat and Ecology This species is found on the forest floor in the leaf-litter of lowland hill forest. Like other species in the genus, it is presumably a direct developer. Population It is a common species in suitable habitat. Population Trend Unknown Major Threats There are no known threats to this species. Conservation Actions The distribution and population status of this species needs to be documented. It is not known from any protected area. Citation Stephen Richards, Allen Allison, James Menzies, Fred Kraus 2006. Liophryne dentata. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use