[2][4] Common name Jim Zimkus' puddle frog has been proposed for this species.

Furthermore, it can sometimes be found along streams in open grassland, especially at higher elevations, and can persist in very degraded habitats, even in those without canopy cover.

[1] Females attach clutches of eggs in small groups to root hairs or vegetation floating in the water column.

Although conclusive evidence is lacking, the decline is similar to that caused by chytridiomycosis for other montane amphibians.

It is also highly threatened by agricultural pressure including cattle grazing, use of herbicides and pesticides, burning of montane grasslands, and harvesting for firewood, as well as by expanding human settlements.