It has sometimes been regarded as a subspecies of the Japanese wrinkled frog, Glandirana rugosa, with which it shares many characteristics.

It is speculated to be or have been present in the Russian Primorye region as well but attempts to find it there have been unsuccessful.

[1] The Imienpo Station frog is found at low elevations, from 100 to 300 meters above sea level.

It favors still and slow-moving waters, such as river backwaters and rice paddies.

The tadpoles overwinter in their immature state, only undergoing metamorphosis the following summer.