It is most easily distinguished from the 5 congeners of the region (3 Anstisia and 1 Geocrinia species) by the rosy glow of the belly, as indicated in the name.

The frog is restricted to the higher rainfall karri forests of the Warren bioregion at the southwest tip of the continent.

Spring and summer bring drive to form amplexus, and the poorly travelled males will cry for a mate with four beats of the generic 'tk'.

Here the frog remains amongst the depressions and recesses, the female leaving her eggs amidst the fallen timber and dense vegetation of the lush forests.

The young will emerge from the degrading gelatinous spawn as complete froglets, never swimming in more than the damp floor of their abode.