It is endemic to Queensland, Australia, and is known from near Ravenshoe in the southern Atherton Tableland[1][3][4] and from Mount Spec in the Paluma Range.

[2] Pseudophryne covacevichae occurs around seepage areas in open eucalypt forests at elevations above 800 m (2,600 ft).

Males call from seepage areas at the base of grass tussocks on wet summer and autumn nights, sometimes also during overcast days.

[5] After hatching, the tadpoles make their way down the seepage or are washed into first-order streams to continue their development in small pools.

[1][4] This species is threatened by habitat loss and degradation caused by activities such as grazing, logging, road works, clearing, and development.