It is endemic to Gunung Mulu National Park in Malaysia.

It has been observed at a single site 1,650 m (5,410 ft) above sea level.

[4] This frog has been observed in one stream high in the headwaters of Sungei Tapin.

The tadpoles swim in small pools with moderate current.

[1] Scientists classify this frog as least concern of extinction because, despite its small range, it lives in a park with effective measures to manage the frogs existence.