This species lives in lower montane primary wet forest (cloud and elfin forest) where it can be found in bromeliads near the ground, on low moss-covered branches of trees, and on the ground under moss and leaves. It is not expected to be tolerant of any form of anthropogenic habitat disturbance (F. Castañeda pers. comm. March 2019). It breeds by direct development.

This species is known only from the Parque Nacional Sierra de Agalta, in the Departamento de Olancho, east-central Honduras, between 1,840-2,240 m asl. It may be present in nearby elfin and cloud forest within the same mountain range, but this requires confirmation. Its estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 92 km², which represents a single threat-defined location.

Conservation Actions In-Place
This species occurs in the Parque Nacional Sierra de Agalta.

Conservation Needed
Improved enforcement of the national park and the elimination of incentives to convert forest (e.g., Decreto 37-2016) is urgently needed to halt anthropogenic land use change in the national parks and reserves of Honduras (Honduras Red List Assessment Workshop March 2019). Better management particularly to control frequent fires is required. Proactive, precautionary steps should 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
Additional studies are needed into the ecology of this species' and its association with its extremely unique elfin forest habitat in Sierra de Agalta (F. Castañeda pers. comm. March 2019).