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

The skin of the dorsum is dark brown in color with metallic orange spots.

The fingers and toes and insides of the legs are brown with white lines.

[3] Scientists have only seen this frog near stream environments and do not know if it can live in disturbed areas.

[3] This frog's scientific name is a reference to Patricia "Pacha" A. Burrowes, who worked with the research team in the forest in 1984.