[2] The specific name corona is derived from the Latin word for "crown" and refers to the distinctive tubercles on the top of the head of these frogs.

The head is as wide as the body and has one or more distinct, subconical tubercles on its dorsal surface.

The tympanum is round and of moderate size; the supratympanic fold is weakly defined.

[3] Eleutherodactylus corona is known from a high-elevation cloud forest at 1,120 m (3,670 ft) above sea level.

It is threatened by habitat loss caused primarily by logging for charcoaling and slash-and-burn agriculture.