The tail is slender and shorter than SVL; it tapers gradually but has a blunt tip.

[2] Its natural habitat is pine-oak forest at elevations of 2,500–3,000 m (8,200–9,800 ft) above sea level, with plenty of bunch grass.

[1] All specimens in the type series were found on roadside banks, under a surface layer of moist soil with a somewhat dry outer crust.

[1] Extensive logging, farming, and expanding human settlements have led to loss of much of the original habitat, and what remains is very degraded.

The IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group considers Isthmura naucampatepetl critically endangered.