Taxonomic notes: This species was previously within the genus Hyla but has recently been moved to the genus Aplastodiscus (Faivovich et al. 2005).

This species is only known from the Serra dos Órgãos, Rio de Janeiro State, south-eastern Brazil, where it occurs above 1,200m asl. It is likely also to be found at other sites.

It occurs on vegetation near waterbodies in primary forest, where it breeds in permanent streams.

It is a rarely encountered species.

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This species is threatened by infrastructure development for tourism.

• 1.3 Tourism & recreation areas
• 7.1.3 Trend Unknown/Unrecorded
• 6.1 Recreational activities

Its known range is wholly within Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos, where maintenance and conservation of its habitat is required.

Listed as Data Deficient as this species is still known only from the type locality, and more information is needed regards its Extent of Occurrence, population status and ecological requirements.

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• Faivovich, J., Haddad, C.F.B., Garcia, P.C.O., Frost, D.R., Campbell, J.A. and Wheeler, W.C. 2005. Systematic review of the frog family Hylidae, with special reference to Hylinae: Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 294: 1-240.
• Lutz, B. 1973. Brazilian species of Hyla. University of Texas Press, Austin.
• Telles de Carvalho e Silva, A.M.P. 1997. Espécies de Hyla do grupo albofrenata (Anura: Hylidae). Unpublished PhD thesis, Universidade São Paulo.