[3] The scientists who first described this frog named it some of their friends: yadera for Yamini, Deepa, and Ravisankaran.

It can live in secondary forest, near streams and stagnant water.

This frog's tadpoles are semi-aquatic and move across wet rocks and moss using their tails and their hind legs.

[1] The IUCN classifies this frog as vulnerable to extinction because of its small range.

[1] Scientists have observed the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on this frog, but they do not know its specific morbidity or mortality.