It is endemic to the Misotshi-Kabogo Massif, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

[2] It is named in honor of the research team based at the Lwiro (Centre National de Recherche Scientifique) biological research station north of Bukavu.

[1][3] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is restricted to a small portion of the Albertine Rift on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika.

It is restricted to the Misotshi-Kabogo highlands, an isolated region of montane forest south of the Itombwe Mountains.

It has a total length of 110 mm, a tail of 45 mm, and a weight of 5.6 g.[3] Although classified as Data Deficient due to lack of studies, it is likely threatened by deforestation for agricultural expansion, mining concessions, as well as an increase in local population from migration by refugees from the Kivu conflict, which may impact the ecosystem.