The specific name gundlachi honors Juan Gundlach, a Cuban zoologist.

[2] It is found plains in all provinces as well as Isla de la Juventud and the Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago.

[1][3] Its natural habitats are primarily forests but also xeric and mesic grasslands.

It is an explosive breeder of rain-flooded pools.

Its habitat is also threatened by the invasive tree Dichrostachys cinerea.