It is endemic to the Espinhaço Mountains in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil.

The hind legs are light in color with strikingly dark bars across.

[2] Bokermannohyla sagarana occurs on rocky mountain meadows (campo rupestre) at elevations of 1,180–1,225 m (3,871–4,019 ft) above sea level.

It is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation caused by forest plantantions.

It receives some degree of protection from the Serra do Cabral State Park.