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This species is currently known only from the Pakaraima Mountains in western Guyana, although it is likely to occur in nearby Roraima State, Brazil, and may also occur elsewhere (MacCulloch et al. 2008; R. MacCulloch pers. comm. May 2009). It is found between 678–1,414 m asl (MacCulloch et al. 2008).

This species inhabits medium-canopy forests. Frogs can be found at night, amidst leaf litter, among rootlets near the base of trees and in ground holes covered by leaves. Males call during afternoons and nights (MacCulloch et al. 2008). This species is presumed to breed by direct development.

This species is considered to be locally common (R. MacCulloch pers. comm. May 2009).

There
are no reports of this species being utilized.

No
threats have been observed for this species.

It
occurs in areas of very sparse human habitation (R. MacCulloch pers. comm. May 2009).

No
conservation actions are currently known for this species.

Listed as Data Deficient since it has only recently been
described, and there is still very little known about its extent of occurrence,
area of occupancy, status and ecological requirements.

• IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009).
• MacCulloch, R.D., Lathrop, A., Kok, P.J.R., Minter, L.R., Khan, S.Z. and Barrio-Amorós, C.L. 2008. A new species of Adelophryne (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from Guyana, with additional data on A. gutturosa. Zootaxa 1884: 36–50.