It is endemic to Western New Guinea and known from the Wondiwoi Mountains, at the base of the Wandammen Peninsula.

[3] The specific name laurini refers to Laurin, a king of dwarves in the Nibelungenlied.

[2] The male advertisement call is a pulsed note, uttered in long series.

[2] Choerophryne laurini inhabits dense primary rain forest at elevations of 800–960 m (2,620–3,150 ft) above sea level.

The species' range overlaps with the edge of Wandammen Nature Reserve.