The background colour of its skin varies from orangey brown to black with darker patches and paler spots on the back and legs.

The male frogs apparently guard the eggs as they call from the laying sites.

The eggs hatch into fully formed tiny, 4mm, long froglets rather than tadpoles.

[5] This species is patchily distributed but widespread, in small discrete populations within the montane fynbos which is not a significantly fragmented habitat.

The habitat of the Bainskloof Moss Frog lies mainly within protected areas, although even here it is threatened by the spread of pines and other alien species and too frequent bush fires.