An oblique lateral pale line extends halfway from groin to the eye- Adult males with solid black throat, with the black pigmentation usually extending onto the chest and the anterior belly; adult females have white (unpigmented) or faintly pigmented gray or brown chest.

[5] The female frog lays eggs on the leaf litter.

After the eggs hatch, the adult frogs carry the tadpoles to streams for further development.

The eggs are laid in leaf litter; the adults carry the tadpoles to streams.

[1] It is an abundant species, but deforestation for agricultural development, logging, human settlement, illegal crops, and pollution resulting from the spraying of illegal crops is a major threat; it is suspected that the overall population is declining.