In the living holotype, the head was dark green with a large black blotch between the eye and tympanum. It is known from 1,600–1,700 m on the northeastern slopes of the Cordillera Central in Peru.
In the living holotype, the head was dark green, with a large black blotch between the eye and the tympanum. The loreal area, nasal scale, labials, and chin were white.
Individuals were found active by day in primary forest. When approached for capture, the holotype tried to hide among the roots of a large tree. One paratype climbed 3 m up a tree when approached; the other was found sitting on a large root.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.