It is found in northwestern Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, eastern Nicaragua, and northeastern Honduras.

[3][5] The male advertisement call is a variable series of harsh chirps or clacks.

[3][5] Craugastor fitzingeri occurs in humid lowland and montane forests below 1,520 m (4,990 ft).

[1] By day these frogs are found on the forest floor, usually concealed in leaf litter, but they can also be active.

Males typically call at dusk from elevated positions on low herbs and in bushes, etc.