[7] Colostethus panamansis is found in several parts of Panama and in Parque Nacional Natural Los Katios in Colombia.

When they hatch, she carries them around on her back for up to nine days when she immerses herself in a fast flowing stream and they become detached and continue their development in the water.

[4] The pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis causes the emerging infectious disease chytridiomycosis which is the cause of the decline in many species of tropical amphibian.

Healthy rocket frogs from El Copé in Panama were collected and shown to be free of B. dendrobatidis.

Some of these died and from these B. dendrobatidis was reisolated and was demonstrated to be identical to the original infective agent thus fulfilling Koch's postulates.

The chief threats it faces are deforestation, logging and farming activities including pollution of streams with pesticides.

Scientists also consider this frog particularly susceptible to the fungal disease chytridiomycosis and have advocated a captive breeding program.