[1][2][3][4] The specific name vanzolinius honors Paulo Vanzolini, a Brazilian herpetologist and composer.

[5] This frog is endemic to Amazonas, where it is found in lowland forests, both primary and secondary, indicating that it can tolerate some amount of habitat disturbance.

It has been formally reported within Reserva Extrativista do Baixo Juruá.

After the eggs hatch, the adults carry the tadpoles to water for further development.

What threat it faces comes from habitat loss associated with fires and clear-cutting.