The species is endemic to [[Western Ghats]] mountains, occurring along the southern and western [[India]] at {{convert|600|-|2000|m}} elevation. The [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] is the [[Western Ghats]] of southwestern [[India]]. Records of this species are from [[Agasthyamalai]], [[Travancore]] hills, [[Periyar Tiger Reserve]], [[Meghamalai]], [[Palni hills]], [[Anaimalai]], parts ofSlient lowervalley, western [[Nilgiris]], [[Wayanad]], [[Coorg]], [[Malnad]] region of [[Karnataka]], [[Castle Rock, Karnataka|Castle Rock]], [[Goa]] and northwards into [[Maharashtra]] in the [[Amboli, Sindhudurg|Amboli]] hills. Kolhapur area.<ref name=McD99/> It inhabits riparian forests and is very partial to hill streams and torrents, situated within dense wet [[rainforest]]s, sometimes also [[evergreen]] and [[deciduous]] forests, where it may be found on the ground, on rocks present in [[stream]] beds, on low vegetation, or in [[shrub]]s.<ref name="Das2002"/>{{verify source|date=January 2019}} Recently it is found in Korba District of Chhattisgarh. It is the first time this variety is found somewhere else than Western Ghats.
