[3] This species is only known from type series collected from "near Toungoo" in the Pegu Range.

[1] The specific name oatesii honours Eugene W. Oates, English civil servant and naturalist[4] who collected the type series.

Dorsal colouration is black (uniform or marbled with pale brown) with five whitish lengthwise streaks.

[5] The specific habitat requirements of this species are unknown, but the larvae are presumed to be aquatic.

The main threats to it are extensive wildfires and logging in the Pegu Range.