[2] The colouring of this species is very distinctive and the specific name soralia comes from the resemblance of its markings to the vegetative structures on some crustose lichens.

The dorsal surface is brown with a well-marked pattern of green, olive, and black, pale-edged spots or blotches.

[3] This tree frog is endemic to mountainous parts of northwest Honduras and northeast Guatemala.

The tadpoles are a pale yellowish-green colour with iridescent green spots and red eyes.

[4] Elsewhere this frog is also threatened by loss of habitat caused by forest clearance for agricultural purposes and by water pollution.