This species is found in Mixed Cloud Forest, Coniferous Cloud Forest, Mixed Montane Forest and Hepatic Forest (Townsend 2014, Itgen et al. 2019). It utilizes both terrestrial and arboreal microhabitats and has been collected at night on moss, tree trunks, and terrestrial bromeliads, and on understory vegetation 0.5–2 m above the ground (McCranie and Wilson 1993, Townsend 2014, Itgen et al. 2019). It is unlikely to tolerate habitat disturbance (J. Townsend pers. comm. March 2019). Breeding is by direct development, with the species laying its eggs in low bromeliads and in mosses.

This species was previously reported from Montaña de Celaque, Sierra de Opalaca and Sierra de Montecillos in the Departments of Lempira, Intibucá and La Paz in the south-west of Honduras, between 1,900-2,620 m asl. However, following genetic and morphological analysis, it has now been restricted to its type locality, Montaña de Celaque in the Southern Cordillera of the Chortís Highlands, department of Lempira, between 1,900-2,780 m asl (Itgen et al. 2019). It is believed to be endemic to Montaña de Celaque and is unlikely to occur elsewhere (J. Townsend and M. Itgen pers. comm. March 2019). The specimens east of the Mejocote–San Juan Depression have been assigned to a new species, Bolitoglossa copinhorum (Itgen et al. 2019). Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 80 km², which represents a single threat-defined location.

Conservation Actions In-Place
This species occurs in Parque Nacional Montaña de Celaque. The NGO, Mapance, is working with local communities to improve the conservation and protection of the national park (J. Townsend and L. Herrera pers. comm. March 2019).

Conservation Needed 
Ongoing efforts should be maintained by Mapance to prevent further habitat encroachment within this species range in Honduras. Proactive, precautionary steps should also be taken to detect the arrival of Bsal in Honduras and to establish a baseline by including the swabbing of salamanders encountered during routine amphibian monitoring activities in the country (Honduras Red List Assessment Workshop March 2019). In addition to regular monitoring, the general public can also support these efforts through reporting any dead salamanders to the iNaturalist global project: Saving Salamanders with Citizen Science (J. Kolby pers. comm. March 2019). 

Research Needed
Population studies to establish estimates of effective population size are required, as well as studies on the impact of climatic changes on the ecological distribution of the species (J. Townsend pers. comm. March 2019).