It is found in the Amazon Basin in Brazil (Manaus), northeastern Peru, Ecuador (Sucumbíos and Orellana Provinces), Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, and Vaupés Departments[4]), Guyana, and French Guiana, possibly wider.

[3] The specific name cabrerai honours Mr. Isodore Cabrera,[2] a Colombian naturalist and collector.

[2] The dorsal coloration is variable, in shades of green with tan and brown blotches, streaks, or a reticulate pattern.

A pale supralabial mark runs posteroventrally from eye to mid-tympanum.

[6] Osteocephalus cabrerai is a lowland tropical rainforest species.