Its range extends northwards from the Werrikimbe National Park in New South Wales to southern Queensland and in the Nowendoc area it is the most common species of frog present in streams.

It is an adaptable species and occurs in both wet and dry sclerophyll forests, in mountain woodland and cleared pasture.

The males advertise their presence from logs or low vegetation beside streams, especially favouring Callicoma and Lomandra.

It is not known on what the tadpoles feed but the adult frogs are presumed to eat small invertebrates.

[3] The New England tree frog has a very restricted range and fragmented population, with an area of occurrence of less than 20,000 square kilometres (7,700 sq mi).