However, scientists suspect that it maylive in Reserva Forestal Protectora Nacional Cerro Vanguardia, Reserva Forestal Protectora Nacional Caño Vanguardia, or both.

After the eggs hatch, the adult frog carries the tadpoles to water.

[1] The IUCN classifies this frog as critically endangered and estimates its current population in the wild as 0-49 mature individuals.

Its principal threats are habitat loss associated with agriculture, livestock grazing, and human habitation.

[1] For a time, the American bullfrog was believed to be a threat to this frog, but this seems to have been an error.