It is endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur in the Mexican state of Guerrero.

[2] Its natural habitats are pine, oak, and pine-oak forests with plenty of leaf-litter on the ground.

It is a relatively common species but declining and threatened by habitat loss and disturbance.

[1] In Mexico, the frog has been protected under the Mexican law.

The Gunther's Robber Frog is need of conservation protection of their habitat and is being looked over at the Omiltemi Ecological State Park.