It is found in the Central Highlands of Vietnam and the Annamite Mountains of adjacent Laos.

[1] The specific name baliogaster is derived from the Greek words balios and gaster, meaning "spotted or dappled belly".

The dorsum is dark brown above, usually with some blackish spots running as a broken streak from the should to the groin.

[2] Rhacophorus baliogaster occurs in wet evergreen forests at elevations of 600–1,780 m (1,970–5,840 ft) above sea level.

It has been recorded in the Xe Sap National Biodiversity Conservation Area in Laos and Bidoup Núi Bà National Park in Vietnam, and its range overlaps with some other protected areas.