[1][3] This frog is highly unusual because it turns from its daytime green color to brown at night.

[4] The specific name morafkai honors David Joseph Morafka,[2] an American herpetologist.

The digits bear large discs, and the toes are fully webbed in females and almost so in males.

The dorsal coloration is usually bright green in daylight, but turns brown at night, sometimes with black spots.

It is typically observed near streams on rocks, leaf litter, herbaceous vegetation, or trees as high as 4 m above the ground.