It is named after James W. Norton who accompanied Albert Schwartz in his 1974 expedition to Hispaniola and collected the holotype.

[2] The male advertisement call is a series of about five rising glissando trills, ending in a semi-whistle.

[1] Once considered locally not rare,[2] Eleutherodactylus nortoni is now uncommon and assessed as "critically endangered".

In Haiti, the primary threat to the environment is ongoing habitat destruction, primarily attributed to charcoal production, small-scale agriculture, and agro-industrial farming.

In Sierra de Bahoruco National Park of the Dominican Republic, deforestation, driven by charcoal production and agro-industry practices, particularly for avocado cultivation.