It is found in northwestern Colombia (Chocó Department and the westernmost Antioquia and Risaralda) and east-central Panama.

The dorsum is black with gold, yellow, or yellow-green dorso-lateral and lateral stripes (only the former are complete).

When the eggs hatch, the adult frog takes the tadpoles to leaf axils, usually bromeliads, where they complete their development without further parental care.

[1] In Columbia its altitudinal range is 160–900 m (520–2,950 ft) above sea level;[4] in Panama it might reach higher.

[1] The frog's range includes protected parks, such as but not limited to Parque Nacional Chagres and Area de Manejo Especial Nusagandi.