It is endemic to Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Panama.

The head is small and narrow, and the body is slender, with tail longer than SVL.

They have direct development: eggs hatch into juveniles that measure about 12 mm (0.47 in) in total length, still retaining their gills.

[2] This species is known only from Isla Escudo de Veraguas in Bocas del Toro Province, Panama.

[2] It is threatened by habitat loss (forest clearance).