The dorsal surfaces are brown; there is a pair of lighter dorsolateral stripes that run from the head to the groin.

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

After the eggs hatch, the adult frog carries the tadpoles to streams for further development.

[3] In Panama, the species occurs in humid montane forests at elevations of 1,100–1,440 m (3,610–4,720 ft) above sea level.

[1][3] In Colombia it occurs in humid montane forests at elevations of about 900 m (3,000 ft) asl.