[1] Kirtisinghe's rock frog is a small animal with a broad, short head and rounded snout.

Kirtisinghe's rock frog grows to a length of about 2.5 cm (1 in).

[4] Kirtisinghe's rock frog is endemic to central Sri Lanka where it is found only in the Knuckles Mountain Range at heights between 200 and 1,200 metres (660 and 3,940 ft) above sea level.

The tadpoles are also found on rocks in the splash zone near the torrent.

This is because it occurs as several separate populations in a total area of only 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi) and its habitat is being lost because of livestock grazing and tourism, and the streams in which it lives may be being polluted by agrochemicals from tea and cardamom plantations.