[1][2][3][4] The adult male frog measures about 21.8–26.4 mm in snout-vent length.

The skin of its back is gold-yellow in color with gold-orange and brown marks.

[4] This frog lives in submontane evergreen primary forest, and it has not been observed in disturbed habitats.

[3] Scientists named this frog auratum for the Latin language word for "gold.

[3] The IUCN classifies this frog as vulnerable to extinction because of deforestation in favor of agriculture.