[4] The specific name, rouxii, is in honor of Jean Louis Florent Polydore Roux, who was a French painter and naturalist.

[6][7] In males, the upper part of the head, nape, and gular pouch become brick-red in the breeding season.

[8] Monilesaurus rouxii is endemic to hills of peninsular India, including the Western Ghats from Surat Dangs till Palghat; and parts of the Eastern Ghats (Shevaroys, Yelagiri, Melagiri, and in Malkangiri, Araku, Devarakonda) and hills of Deccan plateau (Bellary, Sandur).

It has been reported largely from the wet hill forest tracts of peninsular India, except the far south.

[1] M. rouxii is an insectivore, hunting during the day both on the ground and in trees.