It is found on the Caribbean slopes of northwestern Panama, eastern Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and northern Honduras.

Dorsal and lateral coloration is grayish slate, turning slightly brownish in the distal half of the tail.

[2] Oedipina cyclocauda occurs in humid lowland forests at elevations generally below 600 m (2,000 ft); Honduran records from elevations up to 1,780 m (5,840 ft) might refer to another species.

[1] The type series was collected from rotting logs in which they appeared to follow tunnels made by beetle larvae (a microhabitat shared with Oedipina gracilis) and from piles of rotting weeds or stumps.

[1] Oedipina cyclocauda is widely spread but uncommon, except in Honduras where it is fairly common.