[1] Aquiloeurycea praecellens is a stocky, ground dwelling species that may reach a total length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in), almost half of which is tail.

The general colour is brownish black and there are whitish spots along the sides and on the tail.

[3] There is some doubt as to the validity of this species as it is only known from a single specimen (holotype) found in 1940.

[1] Aquiloeurycea praecellens is known from humid tropical forest on the Atlantic side of the Sierra Madre Oriental near Cordoba in Veracruz State in Mexico.

[1] This is because only a single individual has ever been recorded (in 1940) and it was found not far from the city of Cordoba, which has expanded considerably since that date.