It is endemic to China where it is found in Sichuan, Guizhou, and Hunan provinces.

[2] Its natural habitats are temperate forests, grassland, arable land, and rural gardens near rivers.

Moreover, male Leptobrachium boringii are larger, on average 75 mm (3.0 in) in snout-vent length, than females, which are on average 67 mm (2.6 in) in SVL (female-biased sexual size dimorphism is more common in frogs[4]).

These unusual features seem to relate to male–male combat for best breeding territories and/or female preference for larger males.

However, also multiple paternity could be observed, suggesting that some males use the sneaker strategy to fertilize eggs, instead of defending territories.