The specific name, barbouri, is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour.

[2] T. barbouri is endemic to the western region of Panama, and occasionally is found on Barro Colorado Island.

[3] The preferred natural habitat of T. barbouri is forest, at altitudes of 20–800 m (66–2,625 ft).

The holotype, a male, measures 26 cm (10 in) in total length, which includes a tail 6.5 cm (2.6 in) long.

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