Hyloxalus vergeli

[2] Its natural habitats are cloud forests near streams.

The female frog lays eggs on the ground.

After the eggs hatch, the male adult frog carries the tadpoles to water.

[1] The IUCN classifies this frog as vulnerable to extinction due to its small range and habitat loss in favor of urbanization and agriculture.

The type locality is entirely enclosed by a city that has lost all its forest cover.