Wake et al. (2007) record the species presence in "Tropical Lower Montane Rainforest zone (sensu Holdridge 1967) at elevations between 1900 and 2300 m". Boza-Olviedo et al. (2012) reported that during an expedition in 2007, a single specimen was collected under moss from Cerro Dudu at 3,056 m asl on the continental divide. They also collected one specimen on top of Cerro Frantzius, and another in Valle del Silencio on the Caribbean versant of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Boza-Olviedo et al. 2012).  The species is nocturnal and frequently found in arboreal bromeliads; whereas the holotype was found at night on the ground, others were found on low vegetation within a couple metres of the ground (Wake et al. 2007). It is not known if the species can persist in modified or degraded habitat. It presumably breeds by direct development.

This species occurs in southern Costa Rica and nearby Panama. It is reported by Wake et al. (2007) from "both Pacific and Atlantic slopes of the southern Cordillera de Talamanca, with localities ranging from the vicinity of Cerro Pando on the Costa Rica-Panama border in the west, to the Pacific slope in Chiriquí Province, Panama, as far east as the Boquete area, east of Volcán Barú". The species was subsequently (in 2007 and 2008) discovered in the Cerro Kamuk and Tres Colinas areas, and in Cerro Dudu, Cerro Frantzius and in Valle del Silencio of the Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica (Boza-Oviedo et al. 2012). It occurs at elevations between 1,900-3,056 m asl and the extent of occurrence (EOO) of its current known range is 551 km².

Conservation Actions In-Place
It has been recorded from Zona Protectora Las Tablas in Costa Rica, and from Parque Internacional La Amistad in Costa Rica and Panama. It is considered Least Concern on the Costa Rica National Red List (Chaves et al. 2014).

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