The species is endemic to southern Mexico, and was first described by Albert Günther in 1894.

[3] The specific name godmani is in honor of the British naturalist Frederick DuCane Godman.

[4] T. godmani is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz.

[2] The preferred natural habitats of T. godmani are forest and freshwater wetlands.

[1] A terrestrial species, T. godmani shelters under rocks and logs.