Liophryne dentata

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	MICROHYLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Liophryne dentata
Species Authority:	(Tyler and Menzies, 1971)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2006

Assessor/s:

Stephen Richards, Allen Allison, James Menzies, Fred Kraus

Reviewer/s:

Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Although this species is known mainly from isolated records from a large area, it is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because there are presently no known threats, and it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

History:

2004

–

Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

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.
Countries:	Native: Papua New Guinea
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a common species in suitable habitat.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

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.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no known threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

There are no known threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The distribution and population status of this species needs to be documented. It is not known from any protected area.

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 Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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