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This species is known from 4,280-4,390 m asl on the southern slopes of the Huaguruncho and Tarata peaks, in Huachón District, Pasco Province, Pasco Region, Peru (Lehr et al. 2005).

It occurs in high-altitude puna grassland; no other species of Phrynopus is known from elevations of nearly 4000 m (Duellman and Lehr 2009). Individuals were found under stones near small ponds (Lehr et al. 2005). This species is presumed to breed by direct development.

It is known from nine individuals collected over four person/days in 2003 (von May et al. 2008). No new surveys have been conducted in the type locality or surrounding area (E. Lehr pers. comm. March 2013).

There are no reports of this species being utilized.

There is no information on major threats affecting this species.

No conservation actions are currently known for this species. Surveys are needed for a better understanding of this species' distribution, ecology, population status and threats.

Listed as Data Deficient since there is still very little information on its extent of occurrence, status, ecological requirements and threats.

• Duellman, W. E. and Lehr, E. 2009. Terrestrial-breeding frogs (Strabomantidae) in Peru. Natur und Tier - Verlag GmbH, Berlin.
• Lehr, E., Lundberg, M. and Aguilar, C. 2005. Three new species of Phrynopus from central Peru (Amphibia: Anura: Leptodactylidae). Copeia: 479-491.
• von May, R., Catenazzi, A., Angulo, A., Brown, J.L., Carrillo, J., Chávez, G., Córdova, J.H., Curo, A., Delgado, A., Enciso, M.A., Guttiérez, R., Lehr, E., Martínez, J.L., Martina-Müller, M., Miranda, A., Neira, D.R., Ochoa, J.A., Quiroz, A.J., Rodríguez, D.A., Rodríguez, L.O., Salas, A.W., Seimon, T., Seimon, A., Siu-Ting, K., Suárez, J., Torres, C. and Twomey, E. 2008. Current state of conservation knowledge on threatened amphibian species in Peru. Tropical Conservation Science 1(4): 376-396.