It is endemic to the Anaimalai Hills, a part of the southern the Western Ghats in the Tamil Nadu and Kerala states, India.

Juveniles have distinctive black zebra-like pattern that becomes fainter in adults, resembling venation of leaf; the background colour is green.

[5] Reproduction takes place on vegetation overhanging marshy areas, ponds, and streams.

The female frog uses her hind legs and fluid from a gland near her cloaca to make a foam nest in which she deposits eggs, which the male subsequently fertilizes.

[5] This species is known from at least two protected areas, Indira Gandhi National Park[1] and Parambikulam Tiger Reserve.