[2] The frog is normally found on the ground of tropical rain forests, among fallen limbs or leaf litter.

The mother returns periodically and lays unfertilized eggs, on which the tadpoles feed until ready to metamorphose and exit the water.

Wild-caught dart frogs are often stressed, require more care, have a much higher fatality rate, and may also be toxic and dangerous to handle.

These moderate to highly toxic compounds act as potent noncompetitive antagonists of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, binding to a regulatory site on the delta subunit of the ion channel complex.

The IUCN has listed this species as being "Critically Endangered" because of its small range and the ongoing destruction of its rainforest habitat.