It is found in southern China (southern and western Yunnan, southwestern and southeastern Guangxi, and western and central Guangdong), Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

[1] In a larger series, maximum male and female sizes are respectively 91 and 87 mm (3.6 and 3.4 in).

[5] Skin on the dorsum is smooth (wrinkled in Limnonectes kuhlii), with just few fine folds and a few small rounded tubercles scattered posteriorly.

The dorsal colouration is brownish or gray brown, with black stripes on areas around the folds.

[5] Limnonectes bannaensis occurs along streams in mountainous areas at elevations of 320–1,100 m (1,050–3,610 ft) above sea level.