It is found in southeastern Mexico (southern Veracruz and northern Oaxaca), Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama[2]), and northern South America in Colombia,[3] Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana ), and northern Brazil.

It is dorsally smooth and pale to bright yellow with two fairly distinct light brown lines that run in parallel down the length of the body.

Ventrally it is pale cream or white, possibly with more yellowish throat.

[5] Dendropsophus microcephalus inhabits savanna and forest edge species, often in association with wetlands.

There are no significant threats to this species that also occurs in many protected areas.