It is found in northwestern Argentina and possibly Bolivia.

It dwells in the Southern Andean Yungas montane forests and adjacent high-altitude Central Andean puna grasslands of Catamarca and Tucumán provinces in northwestern Argentina, from 1400 to 2800 meters elevation.

[1] During amplexus (breeding), male frogs place eggs in a marsupial pouch on the female's back.

The eggs hatch and the larvae develop in the pouch.

The females later deposit the larvae in seasonal or intermittent pools and streams to complete their metamorphosis.