[3] It is known from a few disjunct localities on the Pacific versant of the Cordillera Occidental in southern Colombia (Nariño Department) and northern Ecuador (Pichincha and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Provinces).

[4][5] Common names golden-flecked glassfrog and Burrowes' giant glass frog have been coined for it.

The dorsum is dark lime green and has minute pale gold-white flecks, which are most numerous on the hind limbs.

[2][4] Its natural habitats are humid upper montane forests at elevations of 1,700–2,340 m (5,580–7,680 ft) above sea level.

[1][3][4] It occurs in vegetation some 50 to 200 cm above the ground, typically near streams or ditches.