It inhabits humid lowland and montane forest, and is not found in degraded habitats. It breeds by direct development.

This species occurs along the Atlantic versant from southeastern Costa Rica (at 780 m asl) to Central Panama (up to 750 m asl) (including Isla Colón); and the Pacific slope at El Valle de Antón, Coclé Province and Parque Nacional Altos de Campana Panama Province, Panama (A. Sosa pers. comm. August 2019). Recent records in Panama have expanded its range to Cerro Narices, Parque Nacional Santa Fé, Veraguas Province (Batista et al. 2014) and Isla Escudo de Veraguas (A. Batista unpubl. data 2014). It occurs at elevations from sea level up to 850 m asl.

Conservation Actions In-Place
In occurs in several protected areas, such as Parque Nacional Santa Fé (Batista et al. 2014) and Parque Nacional General de Division Omar Torrijos Herrera.

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 (Costa Rica and Panama Red List Assessment Workshops 2019).