This species is found in terrestrial and arboreal moss banks and in bromeliads in premontane and lower montane rainforest, secondary forest, pasture, and along roads (Costa Rica Red List Assessment Workshop September 2019). It breeds by direct development and is not dependent upon water.

This species was previously known only from a small area around the type locality in the Reserva Biológica Monteverde, in the Cordillera de Tilarán, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (García-París and Wake 2000). It has since been reported from the Reserva San Ramón, where it was originally mistaken for Nototriton abscondens by Bolaños and Ehmcke (1996), from the Reserva Nectandra (Rovito et al. 2015) and El Silencio los Angeles Cloud Forest (Morera and Acosta 2019). It has been recorded at elevations between 1,550-1,650 m asl. Its estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 323 km².

Conservation Actions In-Place
This species has been recorded from the Reserva Biológica Monteverde, Reserva San Ramón, and the Nectandra Reserve. 

Conservation Needed
Continuation of rigorous management of the existing parks is the best guarantee for the conservation of this species. 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. There is a need for monitoring the population status of this species given its small size and range.