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This species is found in southeastern Peru: in Manu, Urubamba and the Altos Purus River drainage, and is also recorded from the Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor and Reserva Extrativista do Alto Juruá, Acre State, Brazil. It can be found between 150 and 1,450 m asl.

It appears to be a common and widespread species. Ten individuals were found over 10 person/day surveys in 2006 and 2007 (von May et al. 2008).

This is a species which inhabits lowland tropical moist forest and montane forest; it specifically occurs in bamboo forest. Eggs are laid on land; the adults carry the tadpoles to streams. It is not known if it can occur in degraded habitats.

This species is subject to illegal export, which indicates that it is being harvested illegally (von May et al. 2008).

There is some localized habitat loss due to different human activities such as agriculture (crops and livestock). The species is also subject to illegal harvesting for the pet trade (von May et al. 2008).

It is present in Parque Nacional Manu and Machiguenga Communal Reserve in Peru and Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor and Reserva Extrativista do Alto Juruá in Brazil. Additional land protection is required in the sites where it occurs. Further research into population trends, ecology and harvest levels affecting this species are also needed.

Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution and presumed large population.

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• Souza, M.B. 2003. Diversidade de Anfíbios nas Unidades de Conservação Ambiental: Reservas Extrativista do Alto Juruá (REAJ) e Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor (PNSD), Acre, Brasil. PhD Thesis, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências de Rio Claro.
• 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.