The vegetation at the type locality is mature cloud forest. The holotype was active on the upper side of a Heliconia sp. leaf at 19h50, c. 1 m above ground. It was about 100 m from the river and 30 m from a smaller stream, on a day that had heavy rain earlier in the afternoon, and the vegetation and soil were moist (Boza-Oviedo et al. 2012). It presumably breeds by direct development as with other species in the genus.

The species is known only from the type locality in the Río Lori, a highland tributary of the Río Coén, Cordillera Talamanca, north of the continental divide along a well-known trail that crosses from the Pacific side to the Caribbean side of the main Cordillera de Talamanca in eastern Costa Rica. The crest of the Cordillera de Talamanca is relatively low in this area, and the type locality is below Cerro Arbolado at 1,826 m asl (Boza-Oviedo et al. 2012). It may occur more widely within Parque Internacional La Amistad (Costa Rica Red List Assessment Workshop September 2019).

Conservation Actions In-Place
Its known distribution is entirely within Parque Internacional La Amistad.

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

Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats.