Latitudinal range: -32.2° to -1.8°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (3), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (7), tropical/subtropical savanna (1)

Found in 11 samples

Argentina: Diamante, Pre-Delta National Park (transitional area), Pre-Delta National Park (natural forest)

Brazil: West of Caracarai, Balneário Cassino (restinga), Icem, Inhotim Institute, Estação Ecológica de Maraca (riparian), Jarú (pastures), Estação Ecológica de Uruçuí-Una, Fazenda San Francisco

See also Elachistocleis bicolor, Elachistocleis carvalhoi, Elachistocleis cesarii, Elachistocleis helianneae, Elachistocleis ovalis, Elachistocleis surumu