Adult: Species description based on Savage (2002). A medium-sized caecilian (to 480 mm total length). The body is rather robust. Dorsal: The dorsal color is purplish-grey. Ventral: The ventral coloration may be a lighter purple than the dorsum, or pale cream. Distinguishing characteristics: The color of the annular grooves is not distinct from rest of the body. Number of primary annuli: 112-133 Number of secondary annuli: 84-117 Total annuli: 199-250 Eye: The eyes are not visible.
Egg: A female will produce between 2 and 10 young at a time (Wake 1980). Eggs are retained within the mother's oviduct (Wake 1980). Once embryos have exhausted their yolk supply, they hatch to feed on nutritive secretions produced by the mother (Wake 1980).
Habitat: Lowland and premontane forest to 1400 m. Also found in grassy areas. Ecology: Gymnopis multiplicata lives underground (Savage 2002). It is sometimes encountered during the day under rocks or fallen logs (Savage 2002). At night, they may be encountered foraging along the forest floor (Savage 2002). Type locality: Veragua (Panama) Diet: The diet consists of the soft larval stages of many arthropods (Wake 1983).