This species inhabits the forest floor litter of montane and lowland rainforests, and always requires forest cover. In the montane areas of central Java, it can be found in shaded coffee plantations (M. Munir pers. comm. May 2017). In Indonesia, tadpoles have been collected from quiet pools and ponds. Females have been found to contain 400–1,300 eggs (M. Kusrini pers. comm. August 2009). It is well camouflaged in the leaf litter and difficult to see especially when individuals are not calling (R. Eprilurahman and M. Munir pers. comm. May 2017).

This species was previously thought to occur in the Philippines, and Java, Sumatra, Madura and in Kangean in Indonesia. However, following genetic analysis, its distribution has now been restricted to Indonesia and other specimens have been allocated to other species: Palawan records have been assigned to L. tagbanorum, Mindoro records have been assigned to L. mangyanorum, and Basilan and Mindanao records have been assigned to L. lumadorum (Brown et al. 2010 "2009").

This species is now known only from Java, southern Sumatra, Kangean Island and Bali in Indonesia (McKay 2006, Brown et al. 2010 "2009"), and has been recorded from sea level to 1,570 m asl. It was previously thought to occur throughout Sumatra (possibly erroneously), however it is only known with certainty from the southern part of the island, and the previous report of its occurrence on Madura Island was an error (Hamidy and Matsui 2010, M. Munir pers. comm. May 2017). These records have been removed from this species' distribution map.

Conservation Actions
This species occurs in numerous protected areas, including most protected areas in Java apart from Baluran National Park (Indonesia Red List Assessment Workshop May 2017).

Research Needed
It is important to assess the presence and extent of the impact of the chytrid fungus on frog populations in Indonesia (Kusrini et al. 2008).