Male vocal sacs are olive aside from mating season, when they can turn a dark gray.

The species occurs in Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes and marshes, and plantations.

It is threatened by habitat loss, and is classified as vulnerable as populations within its relatively small range are fragmented.

[1] The spawning period extends from the end of April to the beginning of May and can change by a few days depending on the latitude and altitude of a population and the local weather.

According to the calculated equations, the calls last for 616 milliseconds at a water temperature of 15 °Celsius and consist of 32 pulses.