The species maintains populations throughout the forested (primary, secondary and coastal/littoral) parts of these islands (Osborne, unpublished data).

The larger individuals tend to be a very dull dark brown (sometimes with yellow spots on either side of the head near the tympanum).

However, smaller adults and juvenile frogs can be highly polymorphic in coloration, with banding and stippling in darker or lighter hues of red, brown, green and curry-yellow.

The breeding cycle of these frogs is affected by extrinsic environmental conditions and intrinsic reproductive hormonal mechanisms.

Embryonic development takes place over 29–30 days and froglets hatch directly from eggs forgoing the tadpole stage.