It is endemic to Venezuela where it is known from a few tepuis in the Chimantá Massif in the Bolívar state.

The upper lip has four small irregular white spots.

[4] It occurs in high montane environments at elevations between 2,100–2,600 m (6,900–8,500 ft) above sea level, on the tops of tepuis.

[1] The female holotype was collected in a Bonnetia forest, while calling males have been found in crevices and inaccessible walls, usually in muddy soil among patches of vegetation consisting of, e.g., Brocchinia tatei.

Tadpoles probably belonging to this species has been found in creeks with acidic water.