[3] It is found in the Amazonian lowlands of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname.

The back and limbs are finely granular and brown in colour, with or without black spots.

The flanks are black and bordered above by a narrow, white or cream colored dorsolateral line that extends from the tip of the snout to the groin.

[1][5][6] Eggs hatch after 4–16 days and are carried on the back of their father to a creek.

There is legal captive breeding for the international pet trade, but scientists do not consider this a threat.