[1] Due to the recent and remote nature of its discovery, there is much about the adaptive behaviors and demography of the Geminis' dart frog yet to be studied.

Dr. Marcus Ponce, a co-author in the discovery of the frog, named it in honor of his wife Geminis Vargas "for her unconditional support of his studies in Panamanian herpetology.

[2][1] Central Panama, including the Colón Province in which the Geminis' dart frog lives, is classified as a Threatened Amphibian Landscape according to the IUCN.

[8] Though not extensively researched, this species may be made more vulnerable by the presence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, the fungus causing chytridiomycosis which has been found in some wild individuals.

Their home in the Donoso region is at risk of human settlement due to copper mining and agricultural interests as well as migration of the indigenous Comarca Ngöbe Buglé peoples.