This species is found in both intact and disturbed fragments of Broadleaf Cloud Forest and Mixed Cloud Forest (Townsend 2014, Itgen et al. 2019). Most individuals have been found 2–8 m above the ground in association with bromeliads and epiphytic mosses. Despite a diversity of bromeliads at most localities, this salamander was found almost exclusively in Tillandsia bromeliads (McCranie and Wilson 1993, Itgen et al. 2019). It requires intact forest canopy with abundant bromeliads (J. Townsend pers. comm. March 2020). Breeding is by direct development, with the species laying its eggs in bromeliads and mosses.

This species is known from the Sierra de Puca-Opalaca and Montaña de la Sierra in the Southern Cordillera of the Chortís Highlands of Honduras, between 1,900-2,780 m asl (Itgen et al. 2019). It is known from at least seven localities in the departments of Intibucá and La Paz, including habitat contained within Reserva Biológica Cordillera de Opalaca, Refugio de Vida Silvestre Mixcure, and Reserva Biológica Guajiquiro, as well as localities outside of legally designated protected areas. Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 1,480 km², which represents five or fewer threat-defined locations.

Conservation Actions In-Place
This species occurs in Reserva Biológica Cordillera de Opalaca, Refugio de Vida Silvestre Mixcure, and Reserva Biológica Guajiquiro.

Conservation Needed 
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 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. 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.). Further investigation is needed: first, to determine if an extant subpopulation persists in the Cordillera de Montecillos, and second, to determine its taxonomic status (Itgen et al. 2019).