[2][3] This terrestrial frog has been observed near streams in lowland forests and occasionally on banana plantations, always between 200 and 300 meters above sea level.

[1] After the eggs hatch, the female frog carries the tadpoles to streams, where they swim and grow.

With the exceptions of C. pratti and C. panamansis, the male frog usually transports the tadpoles to water.

The principal threat is habitat loss, specifically deforestation associated with logging, human habitation, and both legal and illegal agriculture.

Scientists note that the fungal disease chytridiomycosis can kill this frog but they do not know if it is responsible for any changes in its population.