[1] The specific name rabbi honours George B. Rabb, an American zoologist.

The body is dark brown dorsally and has obscure orange flecks and lighter pigmentation mid-dorsally; some individuals have light mid-dorsal stripe, paravertebral stripes, or distinct reticulate blotching.

The venter is light gray and is diffusely peppered with small melanophores.

It occurs in bromeliads and under bark on tree stumps and logs.

The species is threatened by habitat loss caused by forest clearance, typically for wood extraction and expanding small-holder farming.