It is found in central Costa Rica and south/eastward to Panama and to the western flank of the Cordillera Occidental in Colombia (Antioquia and Chocó Departments).

They are dorsally blue-green and a little granular, with many small whitish or yellowish spots.

Ventrally they are transparent white, but with more yellow on the undersides of the arms and legs.

Egg masses are gelatinous and laid on the tips of leaves overhanging streams.

[4] The species' natural habitats are humid lowland, premontane, and montane forests.