It is found in the Atlantic drainage lowlands from extreme south-eastern Costa Rica to eastern Panama and to central Colombia;[2] it is widely distributed in Colombia west of the Cordillera Oriental.

[1] Pristimantis gaigei is named after Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige, an American herpetologist.

Clutch size in captivity has varied from 22 to 37 eggs measuring about 5 mm (0.20 in) in diameter each.

Egg clutches were typically buried in the substrate or laid under cover.

Development is direct, and the newly hatched froglets were about 5 mm in length.