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This species occurs on the western slope of the Cordillera Central in the departments of Quindio and Risaralda, on the eastern slope of the Cordillera Central in the department of Caldas, and on the western slope of the Cordillera Occidental, in the department of Valle del Cauca, in Colombia. It has been recorded from 1,400-2,410 m asl.

It occurs in sub-Andean forests on vegetation next to running water such as streams. The eggs are laid on leaves, and when hatched the tadpoles fall into the water below where they develop further. It is also recorded from secondary forests.

It is a common species.

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The major threat is forest loss due to agriculture, both crops and livestock, and pollution (as a result of the fumigation of crops).

• 2.1.2 Small-holder farming
• 2.3.3 Agro-industry grazing, ranching or farming
• 2.3.2 Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming
• 6.2 War, civil unrest & military exercises
• 11.2 Droughts
• 9.3.4 Type Unknown/Unrecorded

Its range includes the Reserva Regional Bosques de Florenciam, the Parque Nacional Natural Farallones de Cali and Parque Regional Natural Barbas-Bremen, Municipality of Filandia, Department of Quindio.

• 2.1 Site/area management

Listed as Vulnerable because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in Colombia.

• Acosta-Galvis, A.R. 2000. Ranas, Salamandras y Caecilias (Tetrapoda: Amphibia) de Colombia. Biota Colombiana: 289-319.
• Ruiz-Carranza, P.M. and Lynch, J.D. 1991. Ranas Centrolenidae de Colombia III. Nuevas especies de Cochranella del grupo granulosa. Lozania (Acta Zoologica Colombiana): 1-18.
• Ruiz-Carranza, P.M. and Lynch, J.D. 1991. Ranas Centrolenidae de Colombia II. Nuevas especies de Centrolene de la Cordillera Oriental y Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Lozania (Acta Zoológica colombiana): 1-28.
• Ruiz-Carranza, P.M., Ardila-Robayo, M.C. and Lynch, J.D. 1996. Lista actualizada de la fauna de Amphibia de Colombia. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 20(77): 365-415.