Habitat: Generally found in humid regions of the Caribbean lowlands, from sea level to 940 m. Viven en el piso del sotobosque moderadamente abierto, así como en la vegetación (10-90 cm.de altura) del bosque tropical muy húmedo. También en plantaciones de cacao y banano abandonadas, bosques secundarios Characteristics: Individuals are small in size, with adults ranging from 17.5 to 24 mm in snout-vent length. Males and females are similar in size. Sexually mature males can be distinguished from females by the presence of a darkened throat region, which is absent in mature females. Costa Rican populations of this species generally have an orangish red dorsum, often with small dark spots, and blue appendages. Populations in the Bocas del Toro Region of Panama are extremely variable in color and pattern, including frogs that are orange, red, yellow, blue, green, and olive in color. The iris is jet black in all members of this species.