[1] Recent molecular research suggests that A. gutturosa consists of more than one species.

[2] Adelophryne gutturosa occurs in the leaf-litter on the forest floor of rainforests near streams at elevations of 40–2,200 m (130–7,220 ft) above sea level.

Males call from the base of plants (often formations of Monotagma spicatum), hidden among rootlets and dead leaves.

[1] This species is not common, although its secretive habits also make it difficult to find.

No significant threats to it have been identified, and its range includes several national parks.