[3] It is endemic to the Western Ghats south of the Palghat Gap and only known with certainty from the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India.

[3][6] Localities with confirmed records include the Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve.

They classify this frog as near-threatened because its range is subject to continuing habitat degradation.

[1] Specific threats include disturbance from the many visitors who make an annual religious pilgrimages to the area and pollution.

Scientists also think climate change could hurt this frog because its high-elevation habitat would impede migration to cooler areas.