Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers.

Scientists have seen it between 1950 and 2660 meters above sea level in the Cordillera Oriental.

The skin on the frog's back is gray-brown in color with brown and white spots.

The throat and ventrum are gray-white with brown and gray spots.

[3] This frog's scientific name comes from the Greek word psaros for "mottled" and laimos for "throat.