[2][3] It is named in honour of Jodi Rowley, Australian herpetologist, for her "great contribution to amphibian taxonomy in Asia".

[1] Zhangixalus jodiae is endemic to northeastern Vietnam and is only known from the vicinity of its type locality in Quản Bạ District, Hà Giang Province.

[2] It belongs to a clade of Zhangixalus inhabiting karst forests of southern China and northern Vietnam.

[1] Zhangixalus jodiae is known from an undisturbed limestone karst forest at elevations between 1,180 and 1,320 m (3,870 and 4,330 ft) above sea level.

[4] While the presently known range of Zhangixalus jodiae is very restricted, Nguyen and colleagues suggest that it should be considered "data deficient" because its actual distribution remains unknown.