Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Argentina, Chile View distribution map using BerkeleyMapper.

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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 only from the type locality, Puerto Eden, Wellington Island, Chile (49° 10'S; 74° 28'W). Its altitudinal range is up to 50m asl. Habitat and Ecology Its habitat is Magellanic tundra, with a mosaic of small patches of Nothofagus forest and bogs. Reproduction probably occurs in the bogs. Population This species is known only from a single specimen collected more than 25 years ago. Population Trend Unknown Major Threats This species is probably not threatened because the habitat on Wellington Island is not under any significant threats. Conservation Actions In Chile this species is listed as "Rare" (Reglamento de la Ley de Caza, Chile, 1998). Taxonomic Notes The generic assignment of this species needs to be revised as suggested by Lynch (1978) and Basso and Ubeda (1998). Citation Alberto Veloso, Herman Núñez 2010. Atelognathus grandisonae. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use