[2][3] Validity of this species is uncertain; females are indistinguishable from Silverstoneia nubicola but males are unknown.

Other data (males, vocalizations, DNA samples) are needed to resolve this question.

[4] Adult females measure 21–22 mm (0.83–0.87 in) in snout–vent length (based on two specimens); males are unknown.

[5] The IUCN classifies this frog as endangered because of its small range and ongoing deforestation in favor of cattle grazing.

Scientists have observed the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on this frog, but they do not know its precise morbidity or mortality.