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This species is known only from two high-altitude localities in southern Brazil: Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, at Itamonte, in the state of Minas Gerais; and the Serra da Bocaina, in the northern part of the state of Sao Paulo. It might occur more widely. Its altitudinal range is 2,000-2,200m asl.

It is not common, but it can be found when being surveyed for.

This species lives on the ground near fast-flowing streams in high-altitude grasslands. It breeds in the streams by larval development.

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Its major threats are probably related to habitat loss due to tourism and fire. It might also be adversely affected by freezing ice in the montane grasslands.

• 11.3 Temperature extremes
• 1.3 Tourism & recreation areas
• 7.1.3 Trend Unknown/Unrecorded

Parque Nacional do Itatiaia is the only protected area from which it is currently known.

• 2.1 Site/area management
• 1.1 Site/area protection

Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing uncertainties as to its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

• Caramaschi, U. and Sazima, I. 1984. Uma nova espécie de Thoropa da Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brasil (Amphibia, Leptodactylidae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia: 139-146.
• Lutz, B. 1952. New frogs from Itatiaia Mountain, Brazil. Copeia: 27-28.
• Lynch, J.D. 1971. Evolutionary relationships, osteology, and zoogeography of leptodactylid frogs. Miscellaneous Publications of the Natural History Museum of the University of Kansas: 1-238.