It is endemic to Ecuador and found in the northwestern lowlands of the country at elevations below 1,000 m (3,300 ft) asl.

[1][2] It has been recorded in dense wet forest and in a grassy field, cleared for cattle grazing, although it is not known whether it could adapt to human-altered habitats.

Agriculture and logging are threats to its habitat.

It has been found in the Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve.

This lungless salamander article is a stub.