It is endemic to the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central, Colombia.

[2] Its natural habitat is vegetation alongside streams in sub-Andean and Andean forests.

It requires gallery forest for reproduction, and is therefore very sensitive to disturbance of this kind of habitat.

[1] Adult males measure 25–28 mm (0.98–1.10 in) in snout–vent length.

The snout is round and dorsal skin is finely shagreen with spiculated tubercles.