It is found in rainforests at altitudes between 200 and 650 metres (660 and 2,130 ft) in western Colombia (Chocó, Valle del Cauca, Cauca, and Nariño Departments) and northwestern Ecuador (Carchi, Esmeraldas, and Imbabura Provinces).

[1][2][3][4] It has been recorded in Florida in 1963, apparently because of pet escape or release, but did not get established.

[5] This species epithet commemorates Swedish explorer Rolf Blomberg who collected the type series.

[4] Rhaebo blombergi inhabit closed lowland tropical rainforest.

It is locally common but considered near threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) because of habitat loss and pollution.