It is found in the northeastern India, in the West Bengal, Nagaland, Manipur, and Meghalaya states.

[2] The specific name jerdonii honours Thomas C. Jerdon, an English herpetologist.

In 2016, Sathyabhama Das Biju and colleagues erected a new monotypic genus for this species, Frankixalus; the name of the genus honours Franky Bossuyt [fr] from the Free University of Brussels.

The eggs are laid on the inner walls of water-filled hollows, and the tadpoles develop in water.

[4][7][8] The species is threatened by habitat disturbance caused by slash-and-burn agriculture.