It is found in the Llanos in the Amazon[3] and Orinoco basins in northeastern Colombia and northern Venezuela.

[1] The specific name llanera is Spanish word for a female inhabitant of the Llanos.

The dorsal colour is brown with some slightly darker markings; the skin bears flattened warts of various sizes.

The groin and concealed surfaces of the thighs are stippled with straw yellow.

[1] This species can be locally impacted by expanding rice fields and the chemical pollution associated with them.