[1] The specific name is derived from the Greek word para-, meaning "next to", combined with the specific name of the related species T.

General coloration is black, with rust-colored legs and head.

[1] The species is found around elevations of 1,730 metres (5,680 ft) on Mount Ranaka on the isle of Flores, part of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara.

[1] T. paraflorensis is part of the T. relictus species group.

It bears morphological similarities to T. florensis and T.