This species inhabits cloud forest, with an abundance of bryophytes and other epiphytes covering the arboreal structures. The holotype was discovered within moss and decomposing organic material in a root mass of a large orchid attached to a tree (Kubicki and Arias 2016). It presumably breeds by direct development as with other species in the genus.

This is an endemic species of Costa Rica, found along the mid-elevation slopes (ca. 1,300 m asl) of northeastern Cordillera de Talamanca, in the vicinity of Moravia de Chirripó, Chirripó district (Kubicki and Arias 2016).

Conservation Actions In-Place
It has not been recorded from any protected area.

Conservation Needed
Proactive, precautionary steps should be taken to detect the arrival of Bsal in Costa Rica and to establish a baseline by including the swabbing of salamanders encountered during routine amphibian monitoring activities in the country (Costa Rica Red List Assessment Workshop 2019).

Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats.