In Ecuador T. anthracina is found in Abituagua, Balzapamba, Baños de Agua Santa, and Zamora.

[2] The preferred natural habitat of T. anthracina is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,800 m (3,300–5,900 ft).

[1] Large and stout for its genus, T. anthracina may attain a total length (including tail) of 29 cm (11 in).

Its coloration is uniformly black, both dorsally and ventrally.

[1] T. anthracina preys upon termites and insect larvae.